
The team led by head coach Achim Feifel started training after the winter break last week, initially working from home. The players were able to return to the training ground on Tuesday following the obligatory coronavirus tests on Monday.
All of the preparations for the remaining ten games in the FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga will take place in Leverkusen after the cancellation of the one-week training camp on Gran Canaria due to the development of the pandemic. Three and a half weeks remain before the first match of the year for the Werkself Women's team away to TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday 7 February.

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Bayer 04 Women warmed up for the start of the Bundesliga season with an emphatic 7-0 victory over Belgian top-flight club Standard Liège on Saturday afternoon. Over four periods of 30 minutes, Cornelia Kramer, Lilla Turanyi and Valentina Mädl each netted a brace for the dominant Werkself, after Loreen Bender had opened the scoring. Roberto Pätzold's side kick off their league campaign at RB Leipzig in eight days.
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After the 2-1 defeat at Premier League club Nottingham Forest the night before, it was straight back to work for the Werkself at midday on Thursday with an intensive training session in hot temperatures at the hosts' training ground.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of the 1-2 loss in the friendly match at Nottingham Forest...
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The Werkself suffered a first defeat in the current pre-season fixtures. The sixth friendly of the summer ended in 2-1 reverse at Premier League Nottingham Forest. The English side took an early lead (4’) but Patrik Schick levelled just after the half-hour mark (32’). Nothing much happened after that, and the match looked set to end in a draw. However, the hosts managed to score the winning goal late on (90').
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