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"We are feeling better again now after the win against Augsburg (2-0, ed.). We want to build on those performances. At the moment it remains the second best season in the club's history and we want to continue aiming for that target," said Xabi Alonso at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.
Alonso talked about the strengths of the next opponents: "Freiburg have very good routines and good interaction with each other because most of players have been on the pitch together for a very long time. That's a big plus point."
SC Freiburg are currently fourth in the table and the only team to pick up the maximum nine points on the last three matchdays. The team led by head coach Julian Schuster continue to hope to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Alonso: "They have that chance and they will definitely play with additional motivation. But that's not a problem for us. Because it also really motivates us when we know the opposition definitely wants to beat us."
In relation to the general position in the table and the race for European qualification, the Spaniard added: "It's very exciting to follow the race. In the last three games against Freiburg, Dortmund and Mainz we are exclusively playing opponents who are battling for European spots." They will be very intense games for us."
For the game against Freiburg, Alonso will again have to manage without long-term injured players Jeanuel Belocian, Martin Terrier and Mario Hermoso as well as Nordi Mukiele and Alejo Sarco.
The Spaniard reported on Victor Boniface: "He felt something in his thigh yesterday and he didn't train today. We'll have to wait and see if he's available for Sunday."
On Ibrahim Maza, who joins Bayer 04 for the 2025/26 campaign on a contract to 2030, Alonso said: "He is a young but nevertheless experienced player of high quality. He has great potential and can develop well at Bayer 04 and the club is right behind that too. Therefore he fits in really well here."
2,400 Werkself fans will get behind their team at the Europa Park Stadion on Sunday. Supporters, who are unable to be in the away section in the penultimate away game of the season, can watch it live on DAZN. As usual, Werkself Radio and the live text commentary service are available on bayer04.de as well as on the Bayer 04 app.
This evening was deeply moving: At a really special setting, Bayer 04 exclusively presented the specially produced documentary ‘Fierté Burkinabè’ ("Burkinabe Pride") about Edmond Tapsoba on Tuesday. For the preview at the BayArena, the parents of the Werkself player and other close companions travelled all the way from his African homeland Burkina Faso. The 45-minute film shows Tapsoba's extraordinary career from his beginnings in Ouagadougou to Leverkusen as well as the work of his foundation "Fondation Edmond Tapsoba", with representatives from Burkina Faso also present. Fans can watch the documentary free of charge on Werkself TV and YouTube from Wednesday night at 20:00 CEST.
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Bayer 04 have signed left-back Carolin Simon from champions Bayern Munich for the coming season. The 33-year-old former Germany international, who played for Leverkusen from 2013 to 2016, has signed a contract to 30 June 2028.
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Bayer 04 Women have strengthened for the coming season with the signing of Lobke Loone. The 23-year-old Dutch striker joins from Utrecht on a contract until 30 June 2028.
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The Werkself returned from the near one-month break in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga with a convincing victory at home. Roberto Pätzold's side beat SC Freiburg 4-1 on Sunday afternoon, with goals from Katharina Piljic, Estrella Merino Gonzalez, Cornelia Kramer and Carlotta Wamser ensuring a 13th win of the season at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. The Black and Reds, who are now on 40 points, move up to fourth place at least overnight.
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