Tonight brings the next 'Spieltag – Die Show'. The live broadcast from the Schwadbud starts at 20.15 CET with Mara taking you through the evening. There promises to be lively discussion this time with legendary general manager Reiner Calmund as well as the former Werkself players Philip Wollscheid and Carsten Ramelow joining the broadcast that will be available by the Bayer 04 YouTube channel.
For FCS, the first fourth tier team in the history of the DFB Cup to reach the last four, the semi-final is the first competitive match in more than three months. "But it is for my players and me something like the match of our lives. There is an extremely limited probability that we will ever be able to experience something like this again," explained Saarbrücken's head coach Lukas Kwasniok ahead of the game. The FCS team and staff have been at their quarantine training camp at the Victor's Residenz Hotel Rodenhof since Wednesday.
Bayer04.de this week interviewed Marcus Mann, the sporting director at Saarbrücken. The 36-year-old talked about a "bonus match" for the club, his assessment of their chances and the time at the quarantine hotel. Click HERE for the interview.
With a few hours to go ahead of the clash at the Hermann Neuberger Stadium in Völklingen, we have looked back at the eight Werkself appearances in the last four of the domestic cup competition. That includes numerous exciting encounters that were settled in extra time or even with a penalty shootout. Curious? Click HERE for the article.
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri, looking at the knockout tie against the Regional League side, stresses that motivation is "high" ahead of the game. "From the first minute, we want to show with our performance that we definitely want to go through to the final," said the Germany international in an interview with dfb.de. The 23-year-old also explained: "we'll have to be patient. And an early goal for us would definitely help." The interview is available (in German) HERE.
We'll also take a brief look at last weekend – and that for a good reason! Youngster Florian Wirtz has entered the history books of the Bundesliga with his goal in the 4-2 defeat to FC Bayern: The Werkself winger now holds top spot with his first goal in the top flight as the youngest league goalscorer – at an age of just 17 years and 34 days. He takes over from the previous record holder Nuri Sahin who was 17 years and 82 days old.
In twelfth place is Julian Brandt who scored his first league goal with the Werkself at the age of 17 and 337 days. Ninth place is currently held by Kai Havertz (17 years, 295 days).
Striker Joel Pohjanpalo (under contract at Bayer 04 to 2022) only made one appearance for the Werkself this season due to a number of injuries in the first half of the campaign. The Finland international then went out on loan to second division Hamburg SV in the winter break to get match practice. The 25-year-old is currently helping the team from North Germany in their quest to gain promotion to the Bundesliga – and he is proving to be a crucial factor in this enterprise. "Danger" has scored seven times in ten league matches. Last night he scored twice in the 3-3 draw against Holstein Kiel. Carry on, Jolle!
Assistant coach Remzi Kahraman is leaving the Bayer 04 Women’s team with immediate effect to take up a new challenge abroad. The club has agreed to the 31-year-old’s request to leave, although his contract was originally due to run until 2027. A decision on his successor will be announced shortly.
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At the U19 European Championship in Wales, the Germany U19 national team lost their third and final group match 4-0 to Spain. Several regulars, including Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan to SV Elversberg), who had combined for four goals and assists in the two previous victories, did not feature,. Germany had already secured their place in the semi-finals with a game to spare.
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The FIFA World Cup 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico is underway. A total of eight Leverkusen players are taking part in the 23rd World Cup, with 48 teams in the tournament for the first time. Bayer04.de brings you all the latest from Werkself players at the World Cup.
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At the end of June, Bayer 04 became the first team in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga to begin their pre-season preparations. As well as training sessions at the Kurtekotten facility, the players under coach Roberto Pätzold completed the customary series of performance diagnostics. Werkself-TV presents exclusive insights and player interviews from the first few days after the summer break.
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