Man Utd, who had come into the match on a great run of form, were humiliated and nothing summed up their afternoon more than when Fernandes threw his arms in the air as Anthony Elanga replaced Marcus Rashford on 85 minutes.

The scenario: The last doubts had been dispelled, the pressure was off. By picking up a point in their 3-3 draw in Aue, the U23s had secured their 3. Liga survival with two rounds of the season remaining. Nonetheless, the Black & Yellows did not want to rest on their laurels. With the first team not in action until Sunday evening, BVB were expecting a large crowd for their final home game of the 2022/23 campaign. Bayreuth’s relegation had already been confirmed before kick-off. The U23s had lost the reverse fixture 3-1 away from home.

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SV Werder head coach Ole Werner responded to a series of questions from journalists prior to matchday 5 of the Bundesliga against 1. FC Köln, which is set to be played at a sold-out wohninvest WESERSTADION on Saturday evening (23/09/23 at 18:30 CEST). “We’ve managed to move past the disappointment of the last game,” shared Werner. “I’m satisfied with how the past week of training has gone, and now it’s up to us to prove at the weekend how hard we’ve been working.”

Beljo, who was back in training for FCA on Tuesday, came on as a half-time substitute in Croatia’s 2-1 loss to Wales. The runners-up in the 2018 World Cup have slipped to third place in Group D with two games left to play. Despite the loss, Beljo looked impressive in the 45 minutes he played and had two good chances to score (75’, 90+4’).

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Both teams were in action on Thursday and enjoyed victories on the European stage. Whilst Sunday’s game was SC’s second away game in less than 72 hours, Leverkusen had the luxury of playing at home in both the Europa League as well in the Bundesliga.

As of Wednesday (14:00 CET), tickets for the Matchday 8 fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt have been on general sale. TSG fans can purchase up to eight tickets for the match on Saturday 21 October (kick-off 15:30 CET).

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Serhou Guirassy sustained a minor muscular injury in his left hamstring in the Bundesliga match at Union Berlin. As a result, the 27-year-old will be unavailable for a few weeks.