Exactly 70 days after their last Bundesliga game against 1. FC Köln, Sandro Schwarz set his team up in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the first game of the year in Bochum. In front of goalkeeper Oliver Christensen, there was a back four of Jonjoe Kenny, Agustín Rogel, Marc Kempf and Maximilian Mittelstädt. Ivan Šunjić and Lucas Tousart, who was captaining the side for the third time in the Bundesliga made up the double pivot, with Marco Richter, Jean-Paul Boëtius and Derry Scherhant in attacking midfield. It was Scherhant’s first start in the Bundesliga. Wilfried Kanga was the lone man up front. Among those on the bench was Jessic Ngankam for the first time since he returned from Fürth last summer. New signing Florian Niederlechner missed the game, as did Stevan Jovetić (muscular problems) and Dodi Lukébakio (suspension).

It’s very simple: in the ticket portal, select tickets for the upcoming home games against Schalke 04 (9 April) or 1. FC Köln (22 April), for example, then click on the option “hep Klimaticket” and add it to the tickets in the shopping basket. Purchase of the climate ticket is voluntary.

Pre-match press conference ahead of RB Leipzig vs FC Augsburg | Bundesliga matchday 28

The Mainz players on international duty can now finally go on their summer holidays after the final round of UEFA Nations League games were completed yesterday. Leandro Barreiro, Karim Onisiwo, Anton Stach and Silvan Widmer were all in action with their nations. 

The first late Saturday kick-off time (18:30) for 1. FC Union Berlin is on MD3 against Rasenballsport Leipzig.

VfL Wolfsburg drew 1-1 with Danish league leaders FC Nordsjælland at the Volkswagen Arena in their first friendly of the winter break on Saturday afternoon.

When asked if he had been given assurances that he will still be in charge for next week’s game at Liverpool, Marsch said: “Listen, I understand the frustration from the fans.

BVB had been invited to a reception at the British government headquarters by Lord Mann, the UK government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism, and Kick It Out, the organisation that tackles discrimination in sport. Lord Mann is also an ambassador for Kick It Out. They were joined by other representatives from the world of politics and British football to honour BVB’s work to combat anti-Semitism in sport.  

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When SV Werder travel to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday (08/4, 15:30 CEST), the Green-Whites will have a score to settle. On the one hand, they want to make up for the 2-0 defeat in the reverse fixture and get important points to cement their place in the league. On the other hand, the lessons learned from the last game against Hoffenheim will be applied. “There is a period coming that we should look forward to,” said head coach Ole Werner, who was optimistic at the press conference on Thursday as he looked ahead to the upcoming match against the Zerofivers. “We can now reap the rewards for the work we have put in so far this season.”