Group A4 of Europe’s World Cup qualifiers featured two direct clashes between Werkself players. Carlotta Wamser and Germany ran out comfortable 5-1 winners over Claudia Wenger’s Austria in Nuremberg. Things were far tighter in the reverse fixture four days later as the teams played out a goalless draw in Ried. Centre-back Wenger played the full 90 minutes in both matches. Wamser came on as a substitute for injured captain Giulia Gwinn after 33 minutes in the first game and set up Lea Schüller’s goal to make it 5-1. The 22-year-old then played the entire match at right-back in Austria. Despite the surprise slip, Germany continue to lead the group with 10 points from four matches, whilst Austria remain in fourth and last place with one point. The 2027 World Cup finals in Brazil will take place from 24 June to 25 July next year.
Cornelia Kramer, who had missed the last set of internationals due to injury, was back in Denmark’s squad. Having watched the 2-1 victory in Sweden from the bench, she came on as a substitute in stoppage time of the 0-0 draw against Italy in Copenhagen. With eight points from their first four matches, the Danes sit top of Group A1 and are well on course for the World Cup.
For five Leverkusen players, the second edition of the U23 European Competition came to an end in Murcia, Spain. In the first of two placement matches, Michael Urbansky’s Germany side beat Belgium 2–1. Loreen Bender (substituted in the 87th minute), Katharina Piljic, and Sofie Zdebel (substituted in the 73rd minute) were in the starting line-up, while Estrella Merino Gonzalez came on as a substitute after 73 minutes. In the final match for fifth place against Italy, Selina Ostermeier started alongside the quartet as Germany won 1-0. The U23s have a double-header of matches against Denmark coming up on 4 and 8 June; the venues and kick-off times are yet to be confirmed.
Now back in Leverkusen, the players are preparing to resume Bundesliga action at home to Freiburg on Sunday, 26 April, some 27 days since they last played. Kick-off at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion is at 16:00 CEST.
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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Bayer 04 put in a brilliant performance to beat RB Leipzig 4-1 on Bundesliga matchday 32 and are now fourth in a Champions League spot. The Black and Reds took control of the game right from the start and, with 75 per cent possession at one stage, took a 2-0 lead into the break through Patrik Schick (25’) and Nathan Tella (45+1’). The visitors initially tried to do more after the break, but the Werkself remained determined and Schick scored his second goal to increase the lead to 3-0 (76'). The Red Bulls pulled a goal back through Christoph Baumgartner (80'), but the disciplined Leverkusen side were not rattled - and certainly not Schick: The Czechia international crowned a brilliant display with his third goal shortly before the final whistle to make the final score 4-1.
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In the previous game against RB Leipzig in December last year, the Werkself turned came from behind to win 3-1 and further improved Leverkusen's already strong record against the Red Bulls. Montrell Culbreath stood out with his first goal on his debut for the Black and Reds. While the 18-year-old would certainly like to score a second goal against Leipzig on Saturday night, the attack-minded visitors come to the BayArena in confident mood after five Bundesliga victories in a row. The Nordkurve12 supporters group knows the Werkself will therefore once again be reliant on the vociferous support of the fans, and has once again called for the ‘Finally Red’ campaign in the run-in. Today’s matchday news.
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Video games manufacturer Electronic Arts (EA), together with the German Football League (DFL), announced the top male and female selections for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season this week. Bayer 04 striker Vanessa Fudalla is in the starting eleven of the women's "Team of the Season". Alejandro Grimaldo and Aleix Garcia have been selected as bench players in the men's team.
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