Werder Bremen play their last group game of the Europa League in front of their home fans this year on Thursday 3 December 2009 at 7 p.m. The opponents will be still-winless CD...
Werder Bremen play their last group game of the Europa League in front of their home fans this year on Thursday 3 December 2009 at 7 p.m. The opponents will be still-winless CD...
Werder Bremen play their last group game of the Europa League in front of their home fans this year on Thursday 3 December 2009 at 7 p.m. The opponents will be still-winless CD Nacional Funchal. WERDER.DE took this chance to put together some interesting facts for fans. Did you know...?
... that Bremen striker Claudio Pizarro is one of six players to lead the scoring list of the Europa League with four goals? The others are Gervinho (OSC Lille), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Óscar Cardozo (Benfica Lissabon), Alexander Frei (FC Basel) and Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk).
... that Werder will secure first place in their group already after the fifth game day by winning and Athletic Bilbao playing only to a draw at Austria Vienna? Nacional meanwhile must win in Bremen and hope that Athletic lose in Vienna to have a chance to advance from the group stage.
... that Werder's 3-2 victory in Funchal was the Portuguese team's first-ever match against a German club? Bremen however have twice played host to a side from Portugal. In 1993-94, Werder lost 5-0 against FC Porto in the group stage of the Champions League. And against SC Braga in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, the northern Germans won easily 3-0 with Tim Wiese stopping two penalties.
