+++Competition for places: On Friday afternoon, 22 players took part in the final training session ahead of the match against SC Freiburg. But of course, not all of these players can feature in the match. Competition for places is heating up at Werder. Even Fin Bartels is competing with Serge Gnabry and Izet Hajrovic for his place in the team. “It’s a good thing for the team that we have so many players competing for places. I ‘m having to work a bit harder than last season for my usual position but it’s certainly spurring me on,” said Bartels in the pre-match press conference.