"0-2 at the almost champions. "That is the start of the report in the Bild-Zeitung. Following the win against Bayer 04, FC Bayern can become champions of Germany for the ninth time in succession at the weekend against Mainz 05. The following fact in the report relates to the Werkself and Hannes Wolf: "The new coach suffered his first defeat with Leverkusen in his fourth match."
The tabloid offers an explanation for that: "Bayer completely lacked courage. 'You can't afford to make any mistakes at Bayern. We were very nervous," said key defender Sven Bender.” The best effort on goal in the first half was attributed to centre forward Patrik Schick (21’).
The report in the Rheinische Post responds to the statements by the head coach Wolf after the clash at the Allianz Arena: "We got it together at half-time and made a game of it."
Wolf made a double substitution at the start of the second half bringing on Florian Wirtz and Karim Bellarabi for Moussa Diaby and Jeremie Frimpong. The 40-year-old also switched from a back three to a back four. The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: "The substitution brought defensive stability as well as increased determination going forward." Bellarabi hit the crossbar on 69 minutes and, shortly after that, substitute Nadiem Amiri was twice foiled by the Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer.
kicker reports an "evenly balanced" second 45 minutes. The Wolf team "never gave up. The Werkself stuck at it right to the end." But they were unable to find the back of the net on the night in Munich.
Tickets are on sale for the last two Bayer 04 Women's team home games in 2025. Fans can now purchase tickets for the matches at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium against RB Leipzig and the final fixture of the year in the Rückrunde opener against German champions Bayern Munich. The latest information at a glance.
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Eliminated ahead of the offline round: On Tuesday, 18 November, the Leverkusen console pros played the two remaining matches in the online preliminary round of showdown two. After picking up six points from the first four games last week, the #B04eSports team bagged another three in the two final duels - but it wasn't enough. The Leverkusen team missed out on a place in the offline knockout round, which will take place in this second showdown on 23 November in Frankfurt am Main.
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The VBL Club Championship by WOW 2025/26 continues today, Tuesday 18 November, with the last two of the six online preliminary round matches in the second showdown. Starting at 18:00 CET, Bayer 04 face Karlsruher SC, followed by Borussia Mönchengladbach at 19:00 CET. The games will be streamed live on the Bayer 04 app and on the club Twitch channel. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 has presented the groups on the Monheim council with extensively revised proposals for the planned Campus. As part of constructive discussions, the club presented a plan to the CDU, SPD, Greens, FDP, PETO and the Left Party that envisages a one-third reduction in the area of the site on Alfred-Nobel-Strasse. The distance to neighbours will be increased by almost 60 percent. The green corridor will therefore be significantly larger than previously planned. Here are the main changes.
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A disappointing Sunday afternoon in the Hanseatic city: The Bayer 04 Women missed out on a place in the DFB Pokal quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out at Hamburger SV. After more than 120 minutes of play, coach Roberto Pätzold's team lost 4-2 on penalties to the Bundesliga newcomers in front of 3,993 spectators at the Volksparkstadion. Julia Mickenhagen's brilliant strike to level at 1-1 on 73 minutes was not enough for the Werkself in this tie. The Bayer Leverkusen Women’s team reached quarter-finals in both of the previous two seasons.
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