
The Bayer 04 Women face another tough challenge after the game against SGS. “Potsdam have a similar quality to Essen. We’re up against a very strong opponent that has the fourth best attack in the league not for no reason,” said Feifel about the opposition. That’s confirmed by a look at the goal difference: With 43 goals scored, Potsdam have demonstrated how dangerous they are in front of goal this term. But Leverkusen should try and get on the front foot as the 42 goals conceded by Turbine – two more than the Werkself Women – underline their defensive frailty.
A glance at the table shows the urgent need for goals and points for Bayer 04 on Sunday. “There aren’t many games left to play. So we need every point,” said Feifel. The situation has worsened for the Black and Reds ahead of this matchday: Köln picked up points in the week against bottom-of-the-table Jena and are now above the Werkself Women. Level on 13 points and separated by just one goal in terms of goal difference, MSV Duisburg are just behind Leverkusen in the first relegation spot. “We’ve learned the lessons from the last two league defeats against MSV Duisburg and TSG Hoffenheim. On top of that, my team recognises the seriousness of the situation. We’ll give our all against Potsdam and approach the clash with the right attitude,” declared Feifel ahead of the game.
The head coach has the same squad available against Turbine Potsdam as he did against Essen. In the second double-fixture week in succession after the restart, not all of the players are at 100 per cent as Feifel noted before the cup tie. The final decision on the composition of the squad will be made after today’s training session.
The match will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. MagentaSport will stream the match live free of charge.

Following last weekend’s big game against Wolfsburg, Bayer 04 Women face another exciting challenge as they visit Hoffenheim to kick off Matchday 3 in the Google Pixel Bundesliga on Friday (kick-off: 18:30 CEST).
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Under the slogan ‘Holidays without War’, 60 children from war-torn Ukraine took part in the summer camp organised by the German-Ukrainian association Blau-Gelbes Kreuz in Leverkusen and the surrounding area in August. The children aged between 10 and 14 – many of whom have lost their parents in the war – come from the Ukrainian twin towns of Leverkusen, Cologne and Monheim am Rhein: Nikopol, Dnipro and Volodymyr. Bayer 04, Bayer AG and TSV Bayer 04 supported the camp to mark its 10th anniversary, enabling even more children and young people than in previous years to spend a few carefree days’ holiday away from the war in the Rhineland.
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Midfielder Ruby Grant is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen and joining Portuguese runners-up Sporting CP a year before her contract expires. The 24-year-old has been at the Werkself since January 2025.
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Bayer 04 have loaned Brazilian full-back Arthur to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for one year. Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares – the full name of the right-back – has a contract with Leverkusen until 30 June 2031. At Werder, the 23-year-old is expected to make an impact and help the long-established club further consolidate their position in the Bundesliga.
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