Matchday 21 kicked off at 17:30 CET against newcomers Osnabrück as Marc “MARC_LDW23” Landwehr and Mario “BULJI” Lovrinovic took on Josephine “PULLUJALLA” Ojih and Vinicia “VINICIA_BRC” de Oliveira Branco in the two-v-two game, winning 5-0. The following one-v-one match saw Lovrinovic wrap up a Leverkusen clean sweep with a 6-1 victory over de Oliveira Branco.
The second match-up of the day came against division leaders Paderborn as Marc paired with his cousin Sean “SEAN_LDW07” Landwehr but were beaten 2-1 by Jonas “JONNY” Wirth and Jamie “CHASER” Bartel. The ensuing two individual games between Marc and Wirth and then Sean and Bartel both ended 3-3, meaning Paderborn took the points.
The results move Bayer 04 onto 40 points in fifth place of the northwest league.
The next round of fixtures comes on Tuesday, 6 February with a triple header. The first opponent is newcomers Borussia Dortmund before match-ups with Hansa Rostock and Hamburg.
OVERVIEW OF RESULTS
Matchday 21
Bayer 04 (W) – Osnabrück (L)
Two-v-two: 5-0
"BULJI" vs. "VINICIA_BRC": 6-1
Matchday 22
Paderborn (W) - Bayer 04 (L)
Two-v-two: 2-1
"JONNY" vs. "MARC_LDW23": 3-3
"CHASER" vs. "SEAN_LDW07": 3-3
The second friendly and the first goal for the Bayer 04 Women: The Werkself just missed out on their first win in the preseason away to top-flight Dutch side PEC Zwolle. The team led by coach Roberto Pätzold drew 1-1 on Friday afternoon in Wezep. As with the friendly against TSG Hoffenheim (0-2) a number of first-team players were absent. The coach once again shared out time on the pitch for the 20-player squad. The goal of the match was scored by summer signing Vanessa Fudalla (67').
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Continuity under the Cross: After the successful season in 2024/25 with reaching the final of the VBL Club Championship, the two Leverkusen e-sports players Marc and Sean Landwehr have extended their contracts at Bayer 04 by an additional two years. Marc is thereby in his sixth year and Sean in his third year with the Werkself. Together with e-talent Marcus Hüttemann, who has also extended his stay at Bayer 04 Bayer year, completes the current squad for the 2025/26 season.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed centre forward Christian Kofane. The 18-year-old Cameroonian joins Leverkusen from Spanish second tier club Albacete on a contract to 30 June 2029.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will wear the new away kit for the 2025/26 season at the start of the training camp in Brazil. In conscious contrast to the international aspect of this year's training camp in Rio de Janeiro, kit supplier New Balance has designed a jersey for the Werkself players and all other Bayer 04 teams with distinct links to home.
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