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.
Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month.
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Kasper Hjulmand has led the Werkself back to winning ways and is back in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League with Bayer 04 after the 3-0 win against Villarreal on Wednesday evening. In an interview with the Werkself magazine at the BayArena in the team meeting room, directly opposite the dressing room, he provided some special insights for the current issue, which was published in January. A conversation with the 53-year-old coach about values, attitudes and personal experiences as well as interests outside of football.
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The thrilling 3-1 win for Bayer 04 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Hinrunde is a fond memory for Alejandro Grimaldo, with his brace from free kicks, and coach Kasper Hjulmand, who was in the dugout under the Cross for the first time. Now comes the return fixture in the metropolis on the River Main and after going out of the DFB Pokal and the Champions League, the full focus at Eintracht, currently managed by two interim coaches, is now on the Bundesliga. For their part, the Werkself will do everything in their power to continue the longest winning run against a Bundesliga club. The matchday news.
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Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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The draw for the knockout play-offs of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League was made on Friday, 30 January and saw Bayer 04 paired with Olympiacos. It’s a reunion with the Greek side following the Werkself’s 2-0 loss in Athens on Matchday 7 of the league phase.
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