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.
A training course for external coaches covering age groups U8 to U13 on 'Effective coaching in junior football' was held at the BayArena this week. The course, with this initial event ahead of a series of training units, was aimed at coaches and sporting management of clubs in the area of Leverkusen. It was very well received.
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To gain access to the stadium as a member of the media on Werkself home matchdays you need accreditation from Bayer 04. From now, you can submit the application for accreditation exclusively via our online registration form at bayer04.de.
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In keeping with the Trophy Tour in Brazil starting today, Bayer04.de looks back at the long-standing link between the Werkself and Brazilian players. The list is long as well as impressive. 24 Brazilian players have worn the Bayer 04 Leverkusen jersey from 1987 to the present day. Tita was the first under the Bayer Cross having come to Germany after ten years at top Brazilian clubs Vasco da Gama, Flamengo Rio de Janeiro and Gremio Porto Alegre. He played a crucial part in the Werkself winning their first major trophy in that season: the UEFA Cup in 1988.
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In the third home fixture in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign, the Werkself entertain the Italian champions Inter Milan at the BayArena. The game on Matchday 6 is on Tuesday, 10 December (kick-off: 21.00 CET). Read on for the information on ticket sales for this game.
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Trophies on Tour: The Bayer 04 delegation led by sporting managing director Simon Rolfes is set to take the Trophy Tour to Brazil. Ahead of the first events tomorrow, 12 November, Bayer04.de spoke to Simon Rolfes prior to the flight to São Paulo about the motivation for the tour, the planned events and the long-standing connection between Bayer 04 and Brazil.
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