For the team led by coach Robert de Pauw that means showing a reaction to the 2-1 defeat against SGS Essen in front of 3,512 fans at the BayArena. The disappointment at the missed chance to go through to the semi-finals should hopefully be turned into new energy five days later. "Of course, everybody is massively disappointed," said the Dutchman: "We've learned the lesson from it that we have to invest more to be successful. There are no easy games and we will see that again at the weekend."
The coach is expecting a "hard-fought game on equal terms where we will have to fight for every inch." In terms of the venue of the Dreisamstadion: “We are playing at a big stadium again so not much is different in comparison to Tuesday." After the cup exit, his team can now fully focus on the league. "We want to end the season as best as we can and finish in the top five," said de Pauw.
Freiburg, just one point behind the Leverkusen Women, recently gained a lot of confidence with a 3-0 victory over Werder Bremen. "We have to be on our toes and provide resistance from the start," declared de Pauw: "The 3-0 win in the previous meeting was much more difficult than the result suggests." In addition to Melissa Friedrich, who is still sidelined after tearing an ankle ligament, defender Selina Ostermeier (personal reasons) and top goalscorer Nikola Karczewska (thigh) will miss the fourth from last away game of the season.
To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, the German Football Association (DFB) together with Google Pixel are promoting the profile of women's football on matchday 15. Under the motto of "Matchday for everybody", all six matches will be available free of charge. The match involving the Bayer 04 Women in Freiburg will be broadcast live on DAZN and MagentaSport.
Werkself supporters, who want to support the Leverkusen Women at the game on Sunday, can apply for tickets HERE in advance or from the matchday ticket office. The away section is in the main stand in Block A. There is no strict separation of home and away fans in the main stand. Fans wearing colours of the away team will not be permitted to enter the North Stand as this is a stand for the SC Freiburg fans.
Werkself TV shows highlights of the 2-0 win at Olympiacos in the first leg of the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league...
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The Werkself beat Olympiacos 2-0 in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League play-off first leg to claim a crucial victory in the Greek capital. After a focused first-half display with a number of presentable chances, Patrik Schick crowned a textbook counter to hand the Werkself the lead on the hour (60’). The Czech rounded off his brace when he headed in from a corner just 144 seconds later. Bayer 04 maintained their lead with aplomb to achieve a good position for the return leg in Leverkusen.
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Bayer 04 and Olympiacos had only met twice before the current UEFA Champions campaign. After the encounter on Matchday 7 of this season’s league phase, the Werkself travel to face the Greek side for the second time in just four weeks for the knockout play-off first leg. The Black and Reds were dominant for large spells in mid-January but lost 2-0 after missing a number of presentable chances. The Werkself aim to do better on Wednesday night to “seize the chance for revenge,” as managing director sport Simon Rolfes put it. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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A bitter end to the fifth showdown of the 2025/26 VBL Club Championship as the #B04eSports team failed to take any points in the three remaining matches of the preliminary online round of the fifth and final showdown, missing out on the offline round. They can no longer take points in the overall table. Bayer 04 slipped out on the top eight, so direct participation in the final event for the German Club Championship is no longer possible, with Bayer 04 having to contest the play-offs.
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