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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.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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