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The subject up for discussion at the press conference on Friday morning ahead of the return to Leverkusen for the Werkself group was initially the hard-fought draw against Qarabag. Alonso: "We always want to play well and entertain a lot. But that's not possible sometimes. We made a few mistakes yesterday and had little control. There are things to improve. We are always self-critical. Even when we win, we know that not everything went well. We always reflect. We will use the time on board the plane to do our office work."
Attention then turned to the Bundesliga match against the Wolves on Sunday. The team from Lower Saxony are currently in poor form and have yet to win a match this year. VfL have gone nine games without a win. Alonso: "We don't have much time to prepare for the game but that's not a new dynamic for us. It will be a tough challenge. Wolfsburg are not in the table where they could possibly deserve to be." The Wolves are thirteenth with 25 points from 24 games and recently they have been involved in some tight matches where they did not lose by more than one goal.
Alonso is therefore expecting VfL Wolfsburg to be tough and physical opponents: "They always play with great intensity, are strong in transition, are compact and they have lots of possibilities in terms of personnel. We need good energy for Sunday and we have lots of fresh players for that. I say again and again, we need the whole squad!" The Spanish head coach will only have to manage without Arthur and Victor Boniface on Sunday.
Ahead of the Sunday night game against the Wolves, the home sections are sold out and 750 fans are expected to travel from Wolfsburg. The match will be broadcast live on DAZN and on Werkself Radio.
Derby time in the Rhineland! After a successful September, the Bayer 04 Women are away to FC Köln on Sunday, 4 October. In the Bundesliga match kicking off at 18:30 CEST at the Franz Kremer Stadium (live on MagentaSport and DAZN), coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on the return of a number of players who have been absent through injury.
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Show moreA special tribute to a German football legend: The pay-TV channel Sky has dedicated a documentary worth watching to the current Germany sporting director and former Bayer 04 player and sporting director Rudi Völler. In addition to Völler's impressive career, assessments from contemporaries and very private insights, the 90-minute film also covers his many years of commitment to Bayer 04. "Rudi Völler - The one and only" is now available exclusively on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW.
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Show moreAlejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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