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"Obviously the winter break did us good, especially after so many midweek fixtures," stressed Alonso at Thursday's press conference. "But since the start of training on 2 January, we've been giving it everything every day to achieve our goals. Now we're looking forward to this magnificent opening and going into it with great motivation." When asked about the absence of a winter training camp this year, the Spaniard said: "We have the best facilities here. And the temperatures don't matter - at the end of the day we're also playing here in Germany tomorrow."
Borussia Dortmund have collected more points at home than any other side in the Bundesliga this season. Nuri Sahin's team have registered six wins and two draws and are still unbeaten at Signal Iduna Park in the league. "It was very close in the Champions League against Barcelona (2-3), too. We'll need our best performance, with and without the ball" added Alonso, who's looking forward to the reunion with Sahin, a former team-mate from Real Madrid in the 2011/12 season. "I'm looking forward to seeing Nuri again. I wish him only the best."
On Granit Xhaka, who left the training pitch early on Tuesday with an ankle problem, Alonso stated: "It remains to be seen. He joined in with parts of training today. Tomorrow we have an activation session, a little training. We'll see."
Victor Boniface, Amine Adli and Jeanuel Belocian will definitely be absent, but Jonas Hofmann is fit again.
Bayer 04 are set to be cheered on by 8,000 away fans on Friday evening.
From his arrival at the airport, the medical and contract signing, right through to photo shoots, his very own trading card and his first interview at the BayArena: Werkself TV followed new signing Afonso Moreira up close on his first day in Leverkusen. In the interview, the 21-year-old Portuguese left-winger, who has joined the Werkself from Lyon, talks about his excitement ahead of joining Bayer 04 and the Bundesliga, as well as his conversation with head coach Carles Martínez. Moreira also reveals the secret behind his iconic goal celebration – which he intends to perform “as often as possible” at the BayArena next season...
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A new signing for the U19s: Bayer 04 have signed winger Clinton Wilson from Schalke 04. The 18-year-old previously played for Leverkusen youth teams from January to June 2024.
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After eight years, Ida Daedelow is set to leave Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The 18-year-old, whose original contract was due to run to 2027, is joining second-division side VfL Bochum.
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As with the other youth teams (U16 to U19), Bayer 04 are also relying on familiar faces—some in new roles—and fresh impetus from the coaching staff for the 2026/27 season in the younger age groups. An overview of the U11 to U15 teams.
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