
The western clash away to SGS Essen on matchday 13 is on Saturday, 5 February (13.00 CET, live on MagentaSport). The two Bundesliga teams meet again in Essen three and a half weeks later in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.
The Werkself Women start matchday 14 on Friday, 11 February at 18.00 CET (live on Eurosport and MagentaSport) with the game against FFC Turbine Potsdam.
Matchday 13: Saturday, 5 February 2022, 13.00 CET
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 14: Friday, 11 February 2022, 18.10 CET
FFC Turbine Potsdam vs Bayer 04
DFB Cup quarter-final: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 15: 4-6 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 16: 11-13 March 2022
SC Sand vs Bayer 04
Matchday 17: 18-20 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg
Matchday 18: 25-27 March 2022
FC Köln vs Bayer 04
Matchday 19: 1-3 April 2022
Bayer 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Matchday 20: 22-24 April 2022
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer 04
Matchday 21: 6-8 May 2022
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich
Matchday 22: Sunday, 15 May 2022, 14.00 CEST
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04

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Werkself TV shows the highlights of the 4-0 victory in the friendly match against KRC Genk...
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The Werkself are finally back. On Saturday 8 August, Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign with their opening match. But there’s far more than just a double-header in store for Werkself supporters. True to the motto ‘One day. Two teams. One club’, the BayArena and the Ulrich Haberland Stadium will be transformed into a world of excitement.
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