Sambou Yatabaré will have imagined his Werder debut to go much differently to the way it eventually did. The Mali international was substituted on at half time after waiting nearly three weeks to get on the pitch in a Green-White kit. He came on to bolster the midfield, energetically going into challenges and pushing forward with the ball.

The defensive midfielder came onto the right wing but didn't have any issues. "The coach asked me before the game so I said yes, of course. I've played all over midfield in my career so it wasn't new to me," said Yatabaré.