Matches involving Bayer 04 players during this international break are straightforward. Sylwia Matysik is the only one of the Werkself Women set to play two games for her national team: Poland play Azerbaijan on Friday 23 October and that is followed four days later by the game against Moldova. Points are at stake in both matches in Group D of the qualifiers for the European Championship. Poland are currently third on eight points behind Spain and the Czech Republic on ten points.
Hungary are also involved in Euro qualifiers with Henrietta Csiszár, Lilla Turanyi and Dóra Zeller in the squad. Slovakia are the visitors in Budapest on 23 October. In the same Group F, Sandra Maria Jessen is set to play for Iceland against Sweden on Tuesday 27 October. Iceland are currently second in the table on 13 points behind Sweden (13); Hungary come next on seven points.
Lara Marti is on standby for Switzerland. The leaders of Group H play Romania on 27 October.
Juliane Wirtz has been called up to the Germany U20 squad. Originally, a course was planned in Freiburg from 18/19 to 27 October with two internationals against France included. The friendlies have been postponed due to current developments in the coronavirus pandemic and the course reduced by three days.
From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Werkself were feeling quite satisfied following their 2–0 home win in their opening match of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League, particularly with the result. At the same time, players and coaches agreed that, in terms of their performance, there was “still room for improvement”, as Robert Andrich put it. For his part, Moussa Diaby emphasised the importance of the victory with which the team had kicked off the campaign, and spoke personally about how good it felt to have started in front of the “wonderful” Bayer 04 fans this Tuesday evening for the first time since his return. The Werkself review of the Europa League opener.
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