
Leverkusen attacker Paulina Bartz, who again captained the team, netted the second goal shortly before half-time. Bayer 04 striker Delice Boboy, on as a substitute, then made it 3-0 with a penalty in the 68th minute. Anne Moll, who's just extended her contract under the Cross until 2026, started in goal for the fourth match in a row and was substituted after 62 minutes, when Boboy came onto the field. Bartz went off six minutes later, which was also when Julia Mickenhagen, the fourth Leverkusen player, joined the action. Estrella Merino Gonzalez, who has a slight knock, was not involved.

Urbansky will name his final squad for the tournament in early July. On Monday 8 July, the team gather in Westerburg for their final camp before the trip to Lithuania. Germany are in Group B in the tournament, which runs from 14 to 27 July, where they face Netherlands on 15 July (17:00 CEST), Republic of Ireland on 18 July (13:00 CEST) and Spain in a repeat of last year's final on 21 July (13:00 CEST). All three games will be held at the Jonava City Stadium.

Ibrahim Maza joined Bayer 04 from Hertha Berlin in the summer of 2025. The youngster from Berlin developed into a difference-maker in his first season with the Werkself. Find out what makes the highly talented player tick in this very personal interview. Among other things, Maza talks about his Algerian-Vietnamese-German home, the role of his family and the importance of Islam for him both in his private life and in football...
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Bayer 04’s Ibrahim Maza is among the three nominees for the Bundesliga’s 2025/26 Rookie of the Season award. Fans have until 23:59 CEST on Thursday, 7 May to cast their votes in the official Bundesliga app.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 4-0 win at SGS Essen on the 24th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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The Bayer 04 Women have kept their chance of qualifying for the Champions League alive in the Bundesliga run-in. Coach Roberto Pätzold's team won 4-0 at SGS Essen on Sunday afternoon, improving their record from last season to 14 wins this term. With 43 points, the Werkself equalled another record from the 2024/25 season and at the same time reduced the gap to third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt to two points, at least for tonight. Loreen Bender (4’), Kristin Kögel (41’, 68’) and Cornelia Kramer (89’) scored for the Black and Reds, who dominated the game to record their fourth win on the bounce.
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