Following a team meeting featuring contributions from Pätzold and sporting director Achim Feifel, the first players took to the training pitch at around 09:50 CEST. Also present were the seven new signings so far: Natasha Kowalski, Paulina Platner (both from SGS Essen), Lobke Loonen (FC Utrecht), Marlene Müller (RB Leipzig), Carolin Simon (Bayern Munich), Maja Sternad (Werder Bremen) and Emily Wallrabenstein (Eintracht Frankfurt II). Jana Lindner from the club’s U23s rounded off the group. The only players absent for the first session were Cornelia Kramer (personal reasons), Claudia Wenger (wisdom tooth operation) and Amy Wrigge (torn cruciate ligament). During the one-hour training session, following the warm-up, the programme included short passing drills, rondos and a practice match.
The day before, except for Wrigge, Kramer and Wenger, all the players completed the first part of their performance assessments at the Werkstatt – the training and rehabilitation centre at the BayArena – to mark the start of pre-season preparations. In addition to flexibility tests, the programme – under the guidance of the fitness coaches – initially included a running analysis, jumping exercises and a hip strength test.
Following an initial full week of training – during which the team will train on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 09:30 CEST each day – the following week will conclude with the first friendly. On Saturday, 4 July (14:00 CEST), the Werkself host Bundesliga newcomers Mainz 05 at Kurtekotten. Admission to the match is free.
From 13 to 19 July, the Bayer 04 Women’s team will, as they did last summer, hold a week-long training camp in Rieden in the Upper Palatinate. Following a week off from training, the second phase of pre-season for the new Bundesliga campaign will begin on Monday 27 July, with the first matchday between 21 and 24 August. The new provisional fixture list for the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga is expected to be published in mid-July.
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Kicking off the new season with a fresh look: Bayer 04, in collaboration with sportswear manufacturer New Balance, has unveiled the official kit for Leverkusen’s e-Sports players for the coming season. The jersey is now available from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt.
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Paulo Sergio and Bayer 04 have enjoyed close ties since the Werkself training camp in his native Brazil last summer. The club legend is in charge of the Bayer 04 Soccer Academy, which opened in the summer of 2025, and he has also been at this year’s training camp in the Weimarer Land. As well as interacting with the many fans who travelled to the camp, the 1994 World Cup winner used the time to plan the next steps for the Academy together with club officials. In an interview with bayer04.de, Sergio spoke about the project’s future development, the upcoming visit by young Academy players to Leverkusen, and plans for the coming months in Germany and Brazil.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day five (Thursday 6 August) is as follows: The squad have the final open session of the training camp in the morning. After lunch, there will be a team event.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day four (Wednesday 5 August) is all about training. The day begins with a gruelling open training session – new signing Miguel Gutiérrez also takes part. A second session follows in the afternoon, this time behind closed doors.
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At the training camp in the Weimarer Land region, Bayer 04 head coach Carles Martínez and his long-standing assistant Pol García talk about their first few weeks with the Werkself, their expectations of their own work, the coaching staff and the squad, as well as the style of football they want the team to play. They emphasise the importance of a winning mentality within the team, comment on cultural and personal differences in the world of football, and outline their goals for the coming season...
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