"The team has developed very well under Roberto's leadership. It was a brilliant success to be in the race for a Champions League spot up to the penultimate matchday of the season," said director of professional teams Thomas Eichin, who is also responsible for the Bayer 04 Women: "The team has exceeded our expectations also due to the clear style of play and many players have taken the next step in their careers. We want to build on that together and continue our common path with this coach."
"I feel really good at Leverkusen because I've received lots of confidence and great appreciation for my work and my approach as coach. The outlook for the club is exciting and demanding. I'm really looking forward to continuing to work on our joint, ambitious targets," said Pätzold. In his first season as coach he broke three club records since the start of Bundesliga membership back in 2010: 43 points, 13 wins and fourth place. "We want to permanently develop, repeat our performances and results and create a continuity and stability that makes us competitive with the teams who are currently above us," said the coach.
Pätzold started his work at Leverkusen in June 2024. For the qualified sports scientist, Bayer 04 is his first post in women's football. He previously worked with the men's team at FC Admira Wacker in the Austrian second division up to the end of 2022. The father of three daughters coached the U19 team at FC Ingolstadt from 2015 to 2021, as well as the men's second team temporarily between 2018 and 2021. He started his coaching career at different places as an association and development base coach.
Eliminated ahead of the offline round: On Tuesday, 18 November, the Leverkusen console pros played the two remaining matches in the online preliminary round of showdown two. After picking up six points from the first four games last week, the #B04eSports team bagged another three in the two final duels - but it wasn't enough. The Leverkusen team missed out on a place in the offline knockout round, which will take place in this second showdown on 23 November in Frankfurt am Main.
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The VBL Club Championship by WOW 2025/26 continues today, Tuesday 18 November, with the last two of the six online preliminary round matches in the second showdown. Starting at 18:00 CET, Bayer 04 face Karlsruher SC, followed by Borussia Mönchengladbach at 19:00 CET. The games will be streamed live on the Bayer 04 app and on the club Twitch channel. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Just 11 days after their last encounter in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Women meet Hamburger SV again. On Sunday (15:00 CET), the two teams will be battling it out at the Volksparkstadion for a place in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. Coach Roberto Pätzold is aware of his team's status as favourites against the promoted outfit - and knows what it will come down to against the awkward opponents.
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Bayer 04 Women goalkeeper Charlotte Voll has been hit by injury again. The 26-year-old suffered an acromioclavicular joint separation in her left shoulder in the latter stages of the Bundesliga match at SC Freiburg on Monday and is set to be sidelined for a number of months. She underwent successful surgery in Düsseldorf on Friday.
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Like they did in the first showdown of the VBL Club Championship by WOW, which the Leverkusen gamers won in spectacular style, Marc and Sean Landwehr also started the second showdown with six points by beating TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Bochum 1848, last-16 participants of the first showdown. The #B04eSports team suffered defeat to SV Darmstadt 98 and Hertha BSC. Meanwhile, Keanu Senkbeil made his VBL CC debut in the clash with the capital club.
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