First-team news

There were several Werder players in action on international duty at the start of the week. Fabio Chiarodia and Italy secured qualification for the European U19 Championship on Tuesday afternoon (28/3). Mio Backhaus also played in the same competition for Germany, while Niclas Füllkrug was the final SVW player to feature on Tuesday night against Belgium. Ilia Gruev, Romano Schmid and Jiri Pavlenka…

On Tuesday, SV Werder’s preparations began for the home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Sunday (02/04 17:30 CEST). Even though Werder’s international players are still on their way back from their respective teams, Ole Werner’s squad is beginning to get more complete again. “For us, the break came at a good time because we were struggling with a wave of flu and some guys were out who then had…

Ole Werner can look forward to some players returning as the training week begins ahead of the home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Head of scouting and profession football, Clemens Fritz, announced on Tuesday morning (28/3) that Milos Veljkovic (muscular problems), Mitchell Weiser (work load) and Michael Zetterer (illness) would return to team training.

Niclas Füllkrug started for the Germany national side for the first time on Saturday evening (25/3) in their 2-0 win against Peru and impressed. The 30-year-old set Germany up for a win with a brace in the first half. “I get plenty of chances in the box and the ball is played into good areas. I’m pleased that we were able to win comfortably,” said Füllkrug after the match.

Amos Pieper had to work hard again on the training pitch on Friday morning to now enjoy three days off. The 25-year-old had one more thing on the agenda and took the time to speak with journalists about the international break, the national team and the final stretch to the end of the season.

The last break of the Bundesliga is underway before the final nine games are played. We used the week without a game to take a look at the Werder players. Most readers will know that Niclas Füllkrug is the top goalscorer in the league with 15 goals, but here are some statistics that should be less familiar to some.

The DFL have published the dates and times for matchdays 31 to 34. The home games against FC Bayern and 1. FC Köln are both on a Saturday, while the trip to Leipzig is on a Sunday afternoon. The final matchday, which sees Werder face Union Berlin away from home, will be played at 15:30 CEST on a Saturday as normal.

SV Werder have to wait 16 days from the 2-2 draw in Gladbach for their next Bundesliga game. SVW take on TSG Hoffenheim to round off Bundesliga matchday 26 (Sun, 02/04, 17.30 CEST). This is a period of time that Ole Werner wants to make the most of despite having a reduced squad because of international call-ups.

SV Werder Bremen will start the week of training during the international break on Tuesday (21/3). Ole Werner and his coaching team will be without six players, who are away on international duty, but other Werder players will be returning to training.

Behind twice, and two equalisers. SV Werder Bremen will be satisfied to take a point home with them after a 2-2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Here are Ole Werner and the players' reactions to the match.

There was tension right to the final whistle as Marvin Ducksch finished with a brace and Michael Zetterer put out a strong performance in goal. In the end, Werder were rewarded for this and earned a 2-2 draw in Friday night’s away match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Green-Whites equalised twice through Marvin Ducksch (65’, 89’) after Marcus Thuram (48’) and then Florian Neuhaus (73’) put…

After his first-ever call-up last year, Germany head coach Hansi Flick has once again called upon Niclas Füllkrug for Germany’s upcoming friendlies. Alongside the 30-year-old, Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) and Jiri Pavlenka (Czechia) have also been called up by their retrospective national teams this international break.

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…

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.

Head coach Ole Werner will be without four players in the final training session ahead of the away match against Borussia Mönchengladbach (17/3 20:30 CET). While Marco Friedl, Leonardo Bittencourt and Christian Groß are still absent due to illness, Milos Veljkovic is out with muscular problems.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.