The squad for the Bayern game has been confirmed: The Green-Whites took part in their final training session ahead of the game against Bayern München in the sun on Friday...
The squad for the Bayern game has been confirmed: The Green-Whites took part in their final training session ahead of the game against Bayern München in the sun on Friday...
+++The squad for the Bayern game has been confirmed: The Green-Whites took part in their final training session ahead of the game against Bayern München in the sun on Friday afternoon. During the hour-long session, Viktor Skripnik's side were fine-tuning before the match against the league leaders before Junuzovic, Vestergaard and Co. headed back to the Bremen Park-Hotel.
Franco Di Santo isn't available for the game against FCB due to suspension. Levent Aycicek takes his places in the squad after overcoming a knee problem to training with the team. Here is the 18-man squad for the game against FC Bayern on Saturday (15:30 CET):
Wolf, Casteels ,Garcia, Caldirola, Makiadi, Vestergaard, Fritz, Öztunali, Hajrovic, Prödl, Junuzovic, Kroos,Aycicek, Bartels, Gebre Selassie, Selke, Sternberg and Bargfrede. +++
+++Lukimya back on the ball: Assani Lukimya was back on the training ground on Friday taking part in an individual training session. The centre back, who got injured in the run-up ahead of the game against Wolfsburg two weeks ago, took part in some running exercises and some simple ball exercises, along with Alejandro Gálvez, Özkan Yildirim and Julian von Haacke.+++
+++Jannik Vestergaard has been playing in Bremen for about a month and a half and the Dane has had a number of firsts - whether it be on the pitch, in a Facebook Q&A or in front of the media. On Thursday, the centre back made his debut on Radio Bremen. Vestergaard first visited the "flash sports news" on Radio Bremen TV, before appearing on the radio programme Bremen Vier. +++
+++Twitter following increasing: Werder's English Twitter account now has over 3,000 followers. That's a huge milestone for the relatively new addition to the Green-Whites' social media platform. Alongside the Twitter account, on which English speaking fans can follow what goes on at Werder, we also have an English and Spanish Facebook page, as well as Chinese platforms Tencent Weibo and Sina Weibo.+++

+++#WerderWorldWide: This weekend sees the return of "International Fan-Weekend" for the fourth time, where Werder fans from across the world meet up in Bremen. 51 people from 14 countries, including Finland, Jordan, Russia, Sweden and the USA, have signed up for the event. The participants can look forward to an exciting weekend, with a city tour and get together on Friday, a visit to an U19s game, before watching the Bayern game on Saturday and receiving a stadium tour on Sunday. You can follow all the action on social media with the hash tag #WerderWorldWide.+++
+++Happy Birthday, Felix: Felix Kroos celebrated his 24th birthday on Thursday. Shortly before training began, the players sung for him on the training ground. Werder's number 16 showed everyone on Twitter how his girlfriend Lisa had treated him. WERDER.DE would like to wish him a very happy birthday! +++
