Germany began the final game in Group B with goalkeeper Anne Moll, captain Paulina Bartz, Julia Mickenhagen and Estrella Merino Gonzalez in the starting XI, Delice Boboy came on as a substitute on 76 minutes. The team led by Germany coach Michael Urbansky went in to half-time 1-0 down due to a goal from Noemí Bejarano (14’). Late on in the second half, Spain doubled their lead with a strike from Paula Comendador making it 2-0 (88’) to secure a slot in the semi-finals.
For the Germany U19 side, including the Bayer 04 quintet, the European Championships ends with the group stage. Spain face England in the last four with Netherlands playing France in the other semi-final. The final is on Saturday 27 July with the kick-off at 17.00 CEST.
The Werkself need a win in their penultimate match of the season at RB Leipzig on Monday evening (18:00 CEST) to keep their hopes of third place alive until the final day. After Eintracht Frankfurt lost on Saturday, Roberto Pätzold's side can close the gap on their rivals to two points and leave it all to play for next Sunday.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-3 loss at VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 33 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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Down to fifth from fourth place despite taking an early lead: in the head-to-head for a Champions League spot, Bayer 04 were 1-0 up at VfB Stuttgart with just a minute played thanks to an Aleix Garcia strike, but ultimately lost 3-1 (2-1) to the more determined hosts. It meant the Swabians leapfrogged the Werkself in the Bundesliga table on the penultimate matchday.
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Today sees Bayer 04 go head-to-head with their next direct rivals in the race for Champions League qualification (kick-off 15:30 CEST). Opponents Stuttgart are currently fifth in the table, level on points with the Werkself but one place below them due to a three-goal inferior goal difference. The Black and Reds' record at Bad Cannstatt tells a clearer story: they've not lost at VfB for over 16 years. One important factor in securing what would be three crucial points away from home is Leverkusen's strength on the counter-attack. Whilst Stuttgart are also extremely dangerous going forward, they will be without their captain. Today’s matchday news.
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