The striker completed a 60-minute individual session on the ball accompanied by Carsten Rademacher, head of the rehab therapy department.
Peter Bosz and his fellow coaches were on the neighbouring pitch as preparations start for the final game of the season in Berlin on Saturday (15.30 CET, live text commentary and web radio in German at bayer04.de). Panos Retsos also took part in full training after missing out recently due to a toe injury. While Charles Aránguiz, Sven Bender, Kevin Volland and Wendell all trained on their own away from their team-mates, Lars Bender and Julian Baumgartlinger started the week in the performance centre at the BayArena. Both had to go off on Saturday's game against Schalke due to muscle problems and foot pains – Peter Bosz is optimistic about their availability for the game against Hertha at the weekend.
Bayer 04 have signed left-back Carolin Simon from champions Bayern Munich for the coming season. The 33-year-old former Germany international, who played for Leverkusen from 2013 to 2016, has signed a contract to 30 June 2028.
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Bayer 04 Women have strengthened for the coming season with the signing of Lobke Loone. The 23-year-old Dutch striker joins from Utrecht on a contract until 30 June 2028.
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The Werkself returned from the near one-month break in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga with a convincing victory at home. Roberto Pätzold's side beat SC Freiburg 4-1 on Sunday afternoon, with goals from Katharina Piljic, Estrella Merino Gonzalez, Cornelia Kramer and Carlotta Wamser ensuring a 13th win of the season at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. The Black and Reds, who are now on 40 points, move up to fourth place at least overnight.
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The fifth consecutive derby win over 1. FC Köln was a hugely significant one in terms of the battle for the UEFA Champions League places. Goalkeeper Janis Blaswich, speaking for the whole team, dedicated the 2-1 victory in the cathedral city to the travelling support: "I'm especially happy about this victory for our fans!" Get the rest of the reaction from those involved and the media, as well as some impressive stats on two-goal hero Patrik Schick and a look at the all-time Bundesliga table, in the Werkself Review.
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