The Leverkusen duo of Lara Marti and Irina Pando are with Switzerland for a friendly against Northern Ireland. The game on Sunday 20 February kicks off at noon.
Lilla Turanyi and Dora Zeller are also in action with Hungary: They face Russia on Wednesday 16 February at 20.30 CET.
Two Euro qualifiers in a three-nation tournament – that is on the agenda for four Bayer 04 Women’s team players in the international break: Chiara Bücher, Clara Fröhlich, Lisanne Gräwe and Sofie Zdebel have been called up to the Germany U19 squad. Germany first play Norway in Malaga (17 February) and then Switzerland five days later.
The Poland international at the Werkself, Sylwia Matysik, is ruled out of international duty due to a knee ligament injury. She will complete her rehab in her home country.
With sixth place at the end of the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign, Bayer 04 ended a season in the top third of the table for the ninth time in a row. While the Werkself were narrowly eliminated in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 by eventual finalists Arsenal, the Black and Reds reached the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal for the third season in succession. As in previous years, you once again have the opportunity to vote for your Player of the Season. Voting is exclusively for Bayer 04 Club members and only via the Bayer 04 app up to and including 11 June.
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With 46 points in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga, the Bayer 04 Women’s team once again broke the previous season's club record and ended up in fifth place - 15 wins is also a record. As in previous years, you now have the opportunity to vote for your Player of the Season. Voting is open exclusively to Bayer 04 Club members and only via the Bayer 04 app by 11 June.
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The guests at the Scala Club in Leverkusen were amazed when host Reiner Calmund suddenly brought the Managing Director of Sport at Bayer 04, Simon Rolfes, and record Werkself appearance maker Rüdiger Vollborn onto the stage. As part of the show "An Evening with Football & Friends", organised by long-serving Bayer 04 managing director and general manager Calmund, the two surprise guests drew plenty of applause - and provided great entertainment in exciting conversations about the past and future.
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Rogier Meijer is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen and returning to his native Netherlands: The 44-year-old will take over at Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on 1 July. Meijer has been part of the Werkself coaching set-up since the start of the 2025/26 season - first as assistant coach to Erik ten Hag, then on Kasper Hjulmand's staff.
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