Werder Bremen line-up: The starting eleven against FC Bayern Munich!

Werder starting eleven against FC Bayern

Updated: 5/6/23 – 10:12 AM

SV Werder Bremen is playing against FC Bayern Munich in the Wohninvest Weserstadion on the 31st match day of the Bundesliga – and again cannot fall back on goalscorer Niclas Füllkrug. This is what Werder coach Ole Werner’s starting XI could look like.

Bremen – And there was nothing to see. So not at all. Most recently, the professionals of the SV Werder Bremen still trotted to 11th place to complete their final training behind closed doors. This time the players were even able to save themselves this journey because the Bremen U23s needed the pitch for the regional league home game against the second team from Hannover 96 on Friday afternoon. So head coach Ole Werner stayed with his squad at the Wohninvest Weser Stadium for the final session of the week. In that place where on Saturday none other than the FC Bayern Munich will be a guest (6.30 p.m. in the DeichStube live ticker). At least for the public there are still one or two personal question marks in the Bremer starting eleven.

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That Niclas Füllkrug dem SV Werder Bremen due to his persistent calf problems again in the Bremer lineup will be absent is already certain – as is the absence of Felix Agu (operation after patellar tendon problems) and Dikeni Salifou (foot injury). But what about Niklas Stark and Christian Groß or Eren Dinkci? The latter has been struggling with foot problems for some time, most recently missing the 1-2 draw at Schalke and in training afterwards. Bremen can use a storm alternative on the bench just more than that. The Stark/Groß duo meanwhile unwound an individual program at the beginning of the week, but returned to the team on Thursday. Nevertheless, it is still unclear whether both are against the FC Bayern Munich for the starting eleven suffices.

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If everything goes normally, Ole Werner’s first team should be against FC Bayern Munich correspond almost exactly to the one that started in Gelsenkirchen the week before. Maximilian Philipp gives in the Bremer lineup again the Füllkrug representative and storms next to Marvin Ducksch, in the center it looks like Jens Stage and Leonardo Bittencourt will play again from the start. Mitchell Weiser and Anthony Jung are on the flanks anyway. Werder’s coach recently emphasized the importance of Christian Groß as a six. Substitute Ilia Gruev only has a chance at that if he really isn’t fit starting eleven.

Werder Bremen line-up against FC Bayern Munich: is Niklas Stark in the Bremen starting XI?

In the back line in front of goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka, a failure by Niklas Stark, who was substituted at Schalke with a foot problem, would cause serious problems. The 28-year-old has always left the strongest impression of all defensive players in the club SV Werder Bremen and could thus against the aggressive FC Bayern Munich be a very important factor. At Stark’s side in the Starting XI Lineup would again defend captain Marco Friedl and Milos Veljkovic, Amos Pieper would be available as an alternative. (mbu)