Bo Svensson was the picture of satisfaction after his Mainz 05 team completed their first training session at the home of ASV Grassau. There is a top hotel with all the bells and whistles, several carpet-like pitches, and lots of opportunities for players and staff to train and relax both on and off the pitch. The 42-year-old is looking to put these perfect training conditions in the south-east corner of Germany to good use.

1. FC Union Berlin: Rönnow, Jaeckel (Leite 45), Khedira (Schäfer 60), Haberer (Michel 60), Gießelmann (Ryerson 60), Haraguchi (Seguin 60), Becker (Leweling 60), Trimmel (Skarke 60), Knoche (Kemlein 82), Heintz (Doekhi 45), Siebatcheu (Behrens 60)

Attacking midfielder Josip Brekalo has left VfL Wolfsburg to join Serie A outfit Fiorentina with immediate effect. The 24-year-old Croatian arrived at the Wolves in summer 2016 from Dinamo Zagreb, and subsequently had loan spells at VfB Stuttgart and Torino. He made 129 competitive appearances overall for VfL, scoring 22 goals.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have won just four of their first 11 matches after accumulating 92 points last term and Souness thinks Jurgen Klopp’s side and Chelsea are “in danger” of finishing below Newcastle.

After the comfortable victory against Mannheim last weekend, relief was written all over the faces of the Black and Yellow faithful. The final scoreline of 4-0 was the biggest win for the BVB U23s in 18 months, and the first under the new head coach Jan Zimmermann: “It was a very positive afternoon for everyone involved. The victory made everyone feel good.”

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SV Werder Bremen will face a tough opponent at home this weekend in Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Sunday, 12.03.2023, 17:30 CET). The Werkself may have lacked consistency in their league performances this season, but come into the game fresh off a 2-0 win against Ferencvaros in the round of 16 of the Europa League. “We need to make sure that we deliver a strong performance against Leverkusen. They will pose a tough challenge for us,” said head coach Ole Werner.

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After Markus Weinzierl resigned as coach on the last matchday of last season, FC Augsburg recruited Enrico Maaßen in June as his successor, the absolute ideal candidate for the position. The 38-year-old, who most recently led Borussia Dortmund’s reserves into the third division and established them there, reached an agreement with FCA to take over the first team for several years, with an agreement also reached with Borussia Dortmund on his move.

Bild began with a training report (via @iMiaSanMia) from the Rekordmeister’s first sessions after Wednesday’s win over FC Barcelona, intimating that the German international had suffered a setback ten minutes into individual training.