The following first-team players have travelled: Lukas Hradecky, Matej Kovar, Niklas Lomb, Piero Hincapie, Jonathan Tah, Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba, Arthur, Jeanuël Belocian, Jonas Hofmann, Robert Andrich, Florian Wirtz, Martin Terrier, Aleix Garcia, Gustavo Puerta, Granit Xhaka, Patrik Schick, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli, Victor Boniface and Adam Hlozek. Jeremie Frimpong, who played for the Netherlands in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, will join the group in the next few days.
The following youth team players are in the Black Forest for the whole training camp: Andrea Natali, Francis Onyeka (both U19s), Ben Hawighorst and Jeremiah Mensah (both U17s). U19 keeper Jesper Schlich will be at the training camp up to and including Thursday with the trio of Othniel Raterink, Francesco Buono and Montrell Culbreath (all U19s) there until Tuesday.
Bayer 04 Women have their second straight home game as they close out Matchday 5 in the Google Pixel Bundesliga against Carl Zeiss Jena on Monday. Kick-off at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion is at 6pm CEST, with head coach Roberto Pätzold expecting a defensive-minded opponent while his team look to continue their good form.
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Bayer 04 host Bundesliga newcomers at the BayArena for Matchday 6 on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST) in a game where the club will mark its 120th anniversary with a special-edition kit. Speaking at his press conference ahead of the game, Xabi Alonso talked about how his team will approach the fixture with the right mentality and required respect for the opposition.
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The German double winners’ special-edition jersey to mark the club’s 120th anniversary is reminiscent of the first kit worn by players back in the 1907/08 season. The jersey, which the Werkself will wear for the Bundesliga home game against Holstein Kiel on Saturday, 5 October and which has been met with enthusiasm by the players, has numerous special features relating to the club's history, including an NFC chip that leads to exclusive content when scanned with a smartphone.
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Bundesliga debutants Holstein Kiel come to the BayArena on Saturday, 5 October (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST) looking to improve on their defensive record up against the Werkself after a tough start to the season. No team has conceded more goals so far than the promoted side. Learn more about our next opponents here…
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Vanessa Haim became Bayer 04 Women's sixth summer signing shortly before the start of the training camp in Poland. Around two months after her arrival in Leverkusen, the 27-year-old tells bayer04.de about her move under the Cross and her former job as a teacher.
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