No wonder that the focus in training on Monday afternoon – as was the case with yesterday's session – was on recovery. After reviewing the Wolfsburg match, the squad spent 45 minutes on the training ground in wet and cold conditions. The session covered passing and heading drills and finished with the keepie-uppie competition with the group of Lucas Alario, Charles Aránguiz, Leon Bailey, Julian Brandt, Aleksandar Dragovic, Sam Schreck, Isaac Kiese Thelin and Leon Bailey clearly enjoying that winning feeling again.
Wendell plus Lars and Sven Bender missed the session. While the Brazilian is still receiving treatment on a thigh muscle injury picked up in the Wolfsburg game, the Bender twins completed an individual session in the gym at the BayArena.
All eyes will be focused on preparing for the tough encounter with FC Bayern, starting with the final open training session on Tuesday (10.30 CET). And it is fair to expect there will be a repeat of last Tuesday with a significantly more testing workout...
Werkself player Ibrahim Maza has been named in the top ten in the ‘Men’s Young Talent of the Year’ category for 2026. The 20-year-old was at the London Palladium on Monday evening for the 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony. Fernando Carro, Bayer 04 CEO, also attended the ceremony. Lamine Yamal of Barcelona was named the winner in the ‘Men’s Young Talent of the Year’ category.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without forward Moussa Diaby for their upcoming matches. The 27-year-old Frenchman sustained a thigh injury in the 3-0 defeat against TSG Hoffenheim yesterday afternoon, Sunday 25 October. Diaby is expected to be available again after the international break in November.
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The Bayer 04 U19s are set to host Marseille in a top-level friendly. The match against the French side is at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Thursday, 5 November, at 14:00 CET. Admission is free for fans. A few hours later, the two clubs face each other in the Europa League at the BayArena.
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It has been a long time since feeling what it’s like to come away empty-handed. The last – and so far only – defeat of the season, in Elversberg, was two months ago. Since then, Bayer 04 have followed that up with seven wins and a draw. Now it has happened again away to TSG Hoffenheim. As the match progressed, the Werkself grew in confidence and “could even have scored the opening goal”, as Robert Andrich said after the game. In the end, it was the side from Sinsheim who sealed a 3–0 victory after “hectic closing stages” (kicker). The Werkself review.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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