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.
The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
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Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
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Second game, second draw in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26: The Werkself were held to a 1-1 draw by Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on matchday two in the league phase. After an early but brief setback in the form of an offside goal by Ivan Perisic for the visitors (5'), the Werkself took control and created numerous good chances in the first half. Leverkusen took a deserved lead after the break in the 65th minute through Christian Kofane. However, PSV's Ismael Saibari replied a few minutes later to level at 1-1 (72').
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In the second match in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26, the Werkself host PSV Eindhoven this Wednesday evening, 1 October (kick-off: 21:00 CEST/live on DAZN and on Werkself Radio). PSV have injury problems but are in confident mood after winning two consecutive league titles. PSV coach Peter Bosz and keeper Matej Kovar are two familiar faces who have fond memories of their Bayer 04 days. The latest information on the UCL match at the BayArena can be found in out matchday news.
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Bayer 04 beat PSV Eindhoven 3-2 on matchday two to clock up the next three points in the UCL Youth League 2025/26. In front of just under 500 spectators at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium, the visitors from the Netherlands led at half-time, but the Werkself turned the game round in the second 45. That makes it two wins on the bounce after the victory in Copenhagen.
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