
The last international break was six months ago – UEFA postponed the 2021 European Championships in England by a year in April due to the coronavirus pandemic. The tournament will now be held from 7 July to 1 August 2022.
Henrietta Csiszár, Dóra Zeller and Lilla Turanyi want to take the next step towards qualification with Hungary against Sweden on 17 September and Latvia on 22 September. Also in Group F, Sandra Maria Jessen with Iceland is set to play against Latvia (17 September); Sweden provide the second opposition in this international break on 22 September.
Summer signing Sylwia Matysik plays the Czech Republic twice with Poland (18 and 22 September). Ivana Rudelic is with the Croatian national team for the games against Switzerland (18 September) and Romania (22 September). Austria’s Viktoria Pinther has just one international fixture coming up: Against Kazakhstan on 22 September. Lara Marti is on standby for Switzerland. The Swiss meet Croatia and Belgium (18 and 22 September).
Milena Nikolic had to drop out from international duty with Bosnia-Herzegovina due to injury. The 28-year-old broke a finger in a challenge in Friday night’s Bundesliga game against MSV Duisburg (2-0) and now undergoes an operation on Wednesday.
The Werkself Women left behind in Leverkusen have a game this week: A friendly against the Germany Women’s U19 team has been arranged for Saturday, 19 September. The match will be played behind closed doors.

A great start to the new eSports year as the Leverkusen professional gamers pick up nine points in the first three of six matches in the online preliminary round of the fourth showdown of the VBL Club Championship 2025/26. Between big wins, wonder goals and composed performances, there was plenty on offer against VfB Stuttgart, Hannover 96 and FC Augsburg.
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In keeping with the current freezing temperatures, Bayer 04 has heavily discounted numerous winter items – from cozy hats and sporty matchday clothing to stylish fleece and winter jackets.
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The fourth showdown in the VBL Club Championship 2025/26 starts for the Leverkusen eSports team today, Thursday 22 January (live on the B04eSports Twitch channel and on the Bayer 04 app from 19:00 CET). In the online preliminary round, the Black and Reds will once again compete with six previously drawn opponents for a place in the Top 16 and the associated entry into the offline knockout round in Berlin on 2 February at the fourth showdown. The lowdown on our next three opponents in the online preliminary round.
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The fourth European away trip of the season in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 takes the Werkself to the Greek capital. Head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team are away to Greek double winners Olympiacos on matchday seven in the UCL league phase. The match at the Karaiskakis Stadium is on Tuesday, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET). We'll be taking you on a trip to Athens and reporting on the Werkself close-up...
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A great honour for Bayer 04 Women's German international: as part of the 2025 Sports Awards, Carlotta Wamser entered her name into the City of Leverkusen's Golden Book. On Tuesday, she looked back on a special year in a talk in the Morsbroich Castle hall of mirrors.
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