For five players, the training camp in Sosnowitz ended early following the morning session on Sunday. Goalkeeper Anne Moll, Paulina Bartz, Delice Boboy, Estrella Merino Gonzalez and Julia Mickenhagen have been given an extra day off due to their participation in the U19 EURO and therefore flew back to Germany before the rest of the team. Bartz had watched the training sessions as well as the 5-1 friendly win against Czarni Sosnowiec from the sidelines due to illness.
Like on Saturday, Kristin Kögel, Sofia Cava Marin and Selina Ostermeier were absent with knocks. Loreen Bender, Janou Levels, Ida Daedelow and academy goalkeeper Louisa Remien also sat out team training as a precaution. In contrast, centre-back Melissa Friedrich, who returned to full training the previous day following her ankle ligament tear, joined in again.
After sprints and athletic exercises to start with, the rest of the group worked on passing and match stamina. Following seven previous sessions on the pitch since the start of the camp, the girls summoned all their reserves for the final game in bright sunshine.
Regeneration was the focus of the final afternoon in Katowice. In the fitness room of the Hotel Monopol, the Bayer 04 women completed a one-hour yoga session to relax. For the rest of the day, everyone had the opportunity to explore the pretty old town of Katowice at their leisure.
After the final training session on Monday morning and lunch at the hotel, the Werkself will fly back to Düsseldorf. They then have two days off, before training resumes at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre on Thursday. Until the start of competitive action, there are three more friendlies against international opponents: at RSC Anderlecht on 11 August (kick-off 14:00 CEST), at Standard Liège on 17 August (14:30 CEST) and against Fortuna Sittard on 23 August (14:00 CEST).
The new Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga season kicks off on 31 August (14:00 CEST) with the game at SC Freiburg, followed a week later by the second round of the DFB Cup. The full summer schedule and key dates for the women's team can be found HERE.
Just 11 days after their last encounter in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Women meet Hamburger SV again. On Sunday (15:00 CET), the two teams will be battling it out at the Volksparkstadion for a place in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. Coach Roberto Pätzold is aware of his team's status as favourites against the promoted outfit - and knows what it will come down to against the awkward opponents.
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Bayer 04 Women goalkeeper Charlotte Voll has been hit by injury again. The 26-year-old suffered an acromioclavicular joint separation in her left shoulder in the latter stages of the Bundesliga match at SC Freiburg on Monday and is set to be sidelined for a number of months. She underwent successful surgery in Düsseldorf on Friday.
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Like they did in the first showdown of the VBL Club Championship by WOW, which the Leverkusen gamers won in spectacular style, Marc and Sean Landwehr also started the second showdown with six points by beating TSG Hoffenheim and VfL Bochum 1848, last-16 participants of the first showdown. The #B04eSports team suffered defeat to SV Darmstadt 98 and Hertha BSC. Meanwhile, Keanu Senkbeil made his VBL CC debut in the clash with the capital club.
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The Bayer 04 Women will end 2025 with the Bundesliga top match against Bayern Munich on Monday night, 22 December. The schedule for matchdays 12 to 15 has been announced by the German Football Association (DFB). In addition to two away games on Fridays, Leverkusen also have a home game on a Saturday lunchtime.
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The next showdown in the VBL Club Championship 2025/26 is here. On their way to the offline round, to be held at the second showdown in Frankfurt am Main on 23 November, six opponents await in the online preliminary round. The #B04eSports team will face the first four this Thursday, 13 November, from 18:00 CET (live on the Bayer 04 app and on Twitch). The lowdown on our opponents.
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