Only Julian Baumgartlinger (cruciate injury) and Mitchel Bakker (ankle injury) did not take part in the final pre-match training session at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Friday morning. Timothy Fosu-Mensah will probably miss the Fürth game following his torn cruciate, but according to Gerardo Seoane, he is "not far from being back at 100%."
Seoane also addressed the forthcoming opponents in the "pleasant" week for the Werkself head coach. The Cloverleaves are currently bottom of the Bundesliga with only one point from 13 games. "On the one hand, there is the situation in the table but also performances on the other," declared Seoane. "Fürth deserved to get a result in many of those games. They press, are brave and don't sit back."
The newly promoted club from Franconia have committed the most fouls of any Bundesliga side this season also due to their approach to the game. "It's logical that tactical fouls or similar are necessary with high pressing. But that expedient is understandable. We have prepared for their style of play accordingly and we want to move the ball even quicker and look to switch play from one side to the other," explained Seoane.
Thanks to last weekend's deserved 3-1 away win at RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg's defeat at Bochum (1-2), the Werkself have moved up to third place in the Bundesliga. In the home game against Fürth, Bayer 04 will be looking to continue the successful run of four wins and one draw in the last five games. Seoane: "The players understand how we have achieved those positive results. We want to use every game, including the one against Fürth, to back up our performances and to continue to develop."
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Bayer 04 host Hamburg at the BayArena for the first time since September 2017 on the final day of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season on Saturday (15:30 CEST). HSV are safe in their first campaign back in the top flight after back-to-back wins, but Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last 19 games against promoted teams as they go for the victory they need to have a chance to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. There’s also heavy discounts on food and drinks at the BayArena. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Matchday 34 fixture in our matchday news.
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The climax to a long season, emotional farewells and hopes of a major triumph: Bayer 04 Women face a thrilling final matchday in the Bundesliga. In the clash against SV Werder Bremen on Sunday, 17 May (kick-off: 14:00 CEST) at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, the Werkself could make history and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history – provided rivals Eintracht Frankfurt lose at home to 1. FC Union Berlin at the same time. Even setting aside the sporting context, it's set to be a special afternoon.
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