With the outside temperature at 30 degrees on Tuesday morning the first strenuous session of the day was in Sosnowiec on the pitch some 12 kilometres away from the team’s accommodation. The coaches led by head coach Roberto Pätzold focused on counter pressing and challenges. In games on small pitches, the 45-year-old coach also looked at dealing with situations of being outnumbered.
Sporting director Achim Feifel joined the players in the early afternoon to gain an impression of the facilities. After a communal lunch and snack, the Leverkusen group embarked on the second session of the day in the afternoon. In somewhat cooler temperatures, Pätzold worked on ideas for build-up play. Back at the hotel, Kristin Kögel and Co. had a team evening together giving them time for board games, table tennis, PlayStation matches and more.
A total of six more sessions on the pitch are planned up to Monday. On Wednesday the Bayer 04 Women play Czarni Sosnowiec after training in the morning with an evening kick-off at 19.24 CET. The reason for the match at the Arcelormittal Park Sosnowiec is the 100th anniversary of the top-flight Polish club. The match will be broadcast live free of charge on the Czarni YouTube channel.
On returning from Katowice there are three more friendlies against European opponents: first away to Anderlecht on 11 August then at Standard Liege on 17 August and finally at home to Fortuna Sittard on 23 August. are three friendlies against European opponents. The new season in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga begins with the away game at SC Freiburg on 31 August (kick-off: 14.00 CEST). The Werkself are in action in the second round of the DFB Pokal a week later.
The full summer schedule for the Women's team can be found HERE.
The Black and Reds kick off the new Bundesliga campaign today, Saturday 29 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST), away to newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg – and the Werkself will come up against a familiar face who is currently causing a stir at ‘Elv’. For an affordable and easy journey to the Saarland, the 1,600 travelling fans can still use the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Today’s matchday news..
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The European jersey has been launched, the UEL opponents have been drawn – and anticipation for the European campaign is running high. To mark the occasion, an autograph session was held on Friday afternoon, 28 August, at the Fanwelt with current Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and official club legend Paulo Sergio.
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The Bundesliga is back. On Saturday 29 August (kick-off: 15:30 CEST), the Werkself are away to SV 07 Elversberg on matchday 1 of the new season. Ahead of the clash at the URSAPHARM Arena on Kaiserlinde, head coach Carles Martínez spoke, amongst other things, about the importance of a successful start and the motivation of the league newcomers from the Saarland.
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On Friday afternoon, it will be decided which eight of the 36 participating teams Bayer 04 will face in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in 2026/27. At the draw in Monaco (live on UEFA.com), the Werkself will be drawn against two teams from each of the four pots, allocated according to the UEFA club coefficient. A match against an opponent from the same country is ruled out, as is facing more than two clubs from the same national association. Here’s a look at the pots and potential opponents.
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After six and a half years, Exequiel Palacios is leaving the Bundesliga and moving from Bayer 04 to the Premier League. The Argentine, who as a Werkself player won the World Cup with his national team four years ago and finished as runners-up at this summer’s tournament, will play for newly promoted English side Ipswich Town with immediate effect. The 27-year-old, whose contract in Leverkusen was due to run until 30 June 2030, joined Bayer 04 in January 2020 as a promising young talent. He steadily developed into one of the best defensive midfielders in the German top flight.
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