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.
Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 0-1 loss at Werder Bremen on the 13th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The penultimate Bundesliga matchday of the calendar year marks the end of an eventful first half of the season for the Bayer 04 Women. After seven wins, one draw and four defeats from the first twelve games of the season, coach Roberto Pätzold's team can go above Werder Bremen in the table with a win on Friday, 12 December (kick-off: 18:30 CET).
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The third showdown in the VBL Club Championship 2025/26 kicks off for the Leverkusen eSports team this Thursday, 11 December (live on the B04eSports Twitch channel from 19:00 CET). In the online preliminary round, the Black and Red will once again take on six previously drawn opponents for a place in the Top 16 and the associated entry into the offline knockout round, which will take place at this third showdown on 19 December in Cologne. Showdown One winners Bayer 04 will face FC St. Pauli, who won the second showdown last month, among others. The lowdown on first three opponents in this online preliminary round.
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The exact dates for the quarter-finals of the 2025/26 DFB Pokal have been finalised. Accordingly, Bayer 04's home tie against Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli will be played on Tuesday, 3 February 2026, with the kick-off at 20:45 CET. This was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) today (Thursday).
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