"The fact it's no longer in our hands can have a liberating effect," said Pätzold: "I've told the team it's now all about breaking records – in relation to points, wins, goals, clean sheets. Our aspirations remain high." The Leverkusen Women have already surpassed two of those hurdles, namely points (37) and wins (eleven), and they could extend that in Potsdam, at home to RB Leipzig and away to VfL Wolfsburg. The eight clean sheets so far the season is a repetition of last term. That record can be broken. Eleven goals are required to beat the goalscoring record set in the 2013/14 campaign (44).
Pätzold: "show necessary killer instinct"
As before, the possibility of moving up to third place would be even more valuable than these numbers. Wolfsburg, who the Bayer 04 Women play on the last day of the season, have 42 points, Eintracht Frankfurt 41. "Now we can go ahead and see what that does to our rivals. But it is crucial we play more effectively and show the necessary killer instinct," said Pätzold: "We believe we can score from open play or from set-pieces. If we can break the deadlock then there will be a clear result. But we will also take a 1-0 win."
