First-team news

“Outstanding football player“- Pizarro scores stunner

On Saturday afternoon at approximately 3:55 pm the noise level inside the Weser-Stadion erupted as Claudio Pizarro had just graceful guided the ball past opposing defenders Sakai and Milosevic to fire a half volley into the back of Hannover’s net. It was a special goal for the Peruvian striker, as it marked his 100th Bundesliga goal for SVW. His record-run continues, as he is just one goal adrift...

06.03.2016 / 18:10 / First Team

Sambou Yatabaré leaves team hotel

Sambou Yatabaré has had to leave the team hotel due to a family bereavement and will, therefore, not be available for the away game against Leverkusen on Wednesday evening at 20:00 CET. The Mali international turns 27 today, but will spend the next few days with his family.

05.03.2016 / 19:47 / First Team

Werder defeat Hannover 4-1

In a vital home game, Werder come up trumps with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Hannover, helping the Green-Whites to get further away from the relegation zone. Bartels, Pizarro, Gebre Selassie and Junuzovic were on the scoresheet for the Green-Whites today.

05.03.2016 / 19:08 / First Team

Goalscorer on the hunt to break records

+++ Not only did Claudio Pizarro earn the victory in Leverkusen virtually all by himself, but he was also able to celebrate a personal triumph. With the goals against the Werkself he got his tenth hat-trick of his career. He has done this six times in the Bundesliga, five of which while wearing a Werder kit. His first came in September 1999, when he scored three in a 7-2 victory against Wolfsburg....

04.03.2016 / 15:04 / First Team

Pizarro hat-trick earns Werder victory in Leverkusen

What a relief for Werder on the 24th matchday! Almost exactly three weeks after the DFB Cup victory in Leverkusen, Bremen were back for more, with an incredible 4-1 win! A hat-trick from Pizarro plus the opener from Fin Bartels were enough to make sure that the Djilobodji own goal didn’t amount to anything.

02.03.2016 / 23:51 / First Team

Werder and Mainz come to agreement over Schröder

SV Werder Bremen and FSV Mainz 05 have made an agreement over the transfer of Rouven Schröder. The 40-year-old Green-White sporting director has terminated his contract with Werder and takes over as sporting director at Mainz.

02.03.2016 / 18:19 / First Team

Sambou Yatabaré leaves team hotel

Sambou Yatabaré has had to leave the team hotel due to a family bereavement and will, therefore, not be available for the away game against Leverkusen on Wednesday evening at 20:00 CET. The Mali international turns 27 today, but will spend the next few days with his family.

02.03.2016 / 14:05 / First Team

Fit and serious

Werder are on their way to Leverkusen, and that includes Clemens Fritz. The captain declared himself fit after the final training session and has been included in the squad. Head coach Viktor Skripnik can therefore once again rely on Werder’s experienced leader for the important away game against Bayer 04. 

02.03.2016 / 12:53 / First Team

Keep going and get the reward

There is no time to breathe after the draw to Darmstadt four days ago as Werder now move on to the next task in Leverkusen The Green-Whites will take to the pitch once more against the Werkself at 20:00 CET at the BayArena. Anthony Ujah, however, doesn’t see the short recovery time as a disadvantage. "It's good that we don't have to wait. The next game is almost here. The team wants to go again...

01.03.2016 / 18:28 / First Team

Evening games in Munich and Dortmund

The Bundesliga schedule for matchdays 26 to 29 has been released. All four of the games are on Saturdays, including two normal and tow late kick-offs.

01.03.2016 / 13:35 / First Team

Optimism over Fritz

Clemens Fritz is back on the training pitch ahead of the midweek clash with Bayer Leverkusen. Along with his teammates, he took part in the full session on Monday afternoon. "I was able to get stuck in and I hope that I won't feel any ill effects tomorrow," the 35-year-old summarised, looking ahead to the next game. "I'm very optimistic I'll be able to play against Leverkusen."

01.03.2016 / 10:59 / First Team

All in the mind

With his last-minute equaliser on Saturday, Claudio Pizarro earned a point for Werder whilst also firing himself up to fifth place on the all-time list of Bundesliga top scorers. However, the Werder was not satisfied with the team's efforts. "The situation isn't getting any easier – we need points. There's a lot to do and a lot that needs correcting," said the Peruvian on Sunday. As a result, he...

29.02.2016 / 17:58 / First Team

“A draw is nowhere near enough”

There was a lack of satisfaction amongst the SVW squad following their 2-2 home draw with competitors Darmstadt – it was another missed opportunity. “We simply aren’t winning the games that you need to win in the relegation battle. The bottom line is that we didn’t do enough today,” said a dissatisfied Felix Wiedwald after the game. “We are very disappointed. It’s agonising that we only managed to...

28.02.2016 / 17:25 / First Team

Werder see out 2-2 draw with Darmstadt

A point apiece for Werder Bremen and SV Darmstadt 98, after what was a hard-fought, entertaining 90 minutes of football. Werder arguably enjoyed the better of the chances, but in the end were lucky to grab a point after a late Pizarro goal to make it 2-2. Earlier in the game, Ujah had scored the opening goal before Wagner equalised from the penalty spot shortly before half time. The visitors then...

27.02.2016 / 18:01 / First Team

Laps instead of home game

SV Werder Bremen will have to go without Clemens Fritz in the home game against Darmstadt tomorrow. The captain will be back in training this weekend doing running exercises. "I will be doing laps on the training ground on Saturday," he said. Fritz was in Munich on Thursday for a check up on his ankle injury.

26.02.2016 / 15:48 / First Team

"A balance of technical and physical football"

It’s been 31 years since Werder last entertained Darmstadt at the Weser-Stadion, but On Saturday at 15:30 CET, the Lilies return to the green Bremen grass once more. The game is one of great importance for Werder in their fight to get points on the board and get out of the relegation play-off spot. WERDER.DE has put together all the pre-match statistics and thoughts of the head coach before...

26.02.2016 / 13:37 / First Team

"Must put points on the board soon"

Disappointment was clearly visible on the faces of SV Werder Bremen players and officials after the final whistle. Everyone knew that a 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted FC Ingolstadt 04 was far from the result they were looking for. Werder were unable to build on their strong performances on the road so far this season, wasting too many chances. Bremen's next opponents SV Darmstadt play with a similar...

24.02.2016 / 19:27 / First Team

Energetic debut

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...

24.02.2016 / 18:45 / First Team

"I could barely wait"

+++ First Bundesliga start for Lukas Fröde: In the weekend's game against Ingolstadt, home-grown talent Lukas Fröde got his first Bundesliga start in a Werder kit. It was somewhat surprising that Skripnik decided to play Fröde, even for the youngster. "I got the news on Saturday afternoon. I was happy and could barely wait to get out on the pitch." He played the full 90 minutes. ++++++ Comeback...

24.02.2016 / 18:14 / First Team

Fritz a doubt for Darmstadt

On Saturday afternoon, SV Werder Bremen entertain Darmstadt at the Weser-Stadion. Clemens Fritz's involvement is still in doubt. On Monday evening, he returned to Bremen after seeing Dr Müller-Wohlfahrt in Munich.

24.02.2016 / 17:15 / First Team
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