"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.
Werkself TV shows the highlights of the 4-0 victory in the friendly match against KRC Genk...
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In their third friendly of this pre-season, Bayer 04 played on home soil for the first time – and won there too! The Werkself claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. Jeanuel Belocian (9’) and Nathan Tella (42’) gave a dominant Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at the break, which Afonso Moreira (51’) and Christian Kofane (53’) doubled after the break. Among the many second-half substitutions was Patrik Schick, who made his first friendly appearance of the summer.
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The Werkself continue their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with their third friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on Wednesday 29 July (kick-off 15:00 CEST). Werkself-TV is broadcasting the match live and in full in a stream from 14:50 CEST...
After the children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy grilled Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch last week, another group of 20 young Werkself fans gathered at the BayArena press conference room on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July . This time, the kids directed their questions at Tim Oermann and Jonah Berghoff. Defender Oermann raved about his school days, whilst talented midfielder Berghoff revealed to the young footballers, amongst other things, who his favourite player is – and he is also at Bayer 04. To round things off, the pair naturally obliged with all requests for autographs and selfies.
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Bayer 04 are back on the pitch. Following the first training sessions, the Werkself play the first pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18. The match against Oberliga club Sportfreunde Baumberg kicks off at 15:30 CEST in Monheim am Rhein. Fans unable to attend the match can watch head coach Carles Martínez’s first game in charge for free via a livestream at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app, as well as on Werkself.tv (exclusively for members). Just log on and watch the games live. All the other Werkself preseason friendlies leading up to the 2026/27 season will also be streamed live for free.
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