SV Werder Bremen

As in the past few weeks, Ole Werner announced that there would be a few absences in the squad ahead of the match away from home against Borussia Mönchengladbach (17/3 20:30 CET). The 34-year-old was still optimistic, however, when answering journalists’ questions on the upcoming meeting with the Foals.

SV Werder Bremen travel to face Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday night (17/03/2023, 20:30 CET). After suffering back-to-back defeats and having managed 30 points from 24 games, some have started drawing parallels between the club’s relegation campaign two seasons ago and now. It’s a narrative that head coach Ole Werner disputed during the pre-match press conference on Thursday. “We have put ourselves in a strong position going into the final third of the season. We’re looking at how we will be able to be successful in our upcoming games. Our full focus is on the challenge we have, which is to prepare ourselves for a tough opponent,” he said.

Centre-back Milos Veljkovic made 104 passes in Werder’s 3-2 defeat at home to Bayer 04 Leverkusen last weekend. The 27-year-old spoke to the media at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Wednesday afternoon (15/3) about his role in the side and the upcoming game in Mönchengladbach.

Werder Bremen lost 3-2 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday evening. SVW had more possession right from the start and showed good intensity and aggression, for which the Green-Whites were rewarded through Ducksch’s goal (30’). The guests from Leverkusen, however, were quick to reply and Bakker equalised (34’) to leave the game 1-1 at half time. In the second half, both teams created lots of chances, and Leverkusen used theirs with goals from Frimpong (56’) and Hlozek (83). Füllkrug (86’) was able to reduce the deficit from the penalty spot (86’), but in the end Werder had to accept defeat with the score 3-2.

After a hard-fought match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, SV Werder had to accept a 3-2 defeat. Even though the Green-Whites were “just ahead” in many periods of the game, according to Ole Werner, being clinical in the penalty area made the difference between victory and defeat. Here are the reactions after the game.

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.

SV Werder Bremen will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Sunday evening (17:30 CET). At the press conference ahead of matchday 24, head coach Ole Werner looked ahead to an opponent with great quality. The 34-year-old also revealed the key points that will be important for the game.

Mitchell Weiser knows that time as a professional footballer is limited. “I’m going to be 29 soon and I’ve only got seven or eight years left in my career if things go well.” After already establishing himself as a regular Bundesliga player, the winger would like to make another dream come true and play at a major international tournament.

SV Werder will start the training week ahead of the home game against Bayer Leverkusen with some players missing. Captain Marco Friedl, Romano Schmid and Christian Groß will not be out there with the team due to illness. Milos Veljkovic and Dikeni Salifou will return to training, however, and Niklas Stark will take part only partially in the team training after recovering from his illness.

Head of scouting and professional football Clemens Fritz spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon (8/3). The 42-year-old had bad news regarding the squad, and also discussed the possibility of Mitchell Weiser representing the Algerian national team in the future.