The next important step on the road to his comeback has been completed: On his return to training with the team, Florian Wirtz was clearly happy to be involved in several drills on Monday morning – for the first time under the guidance of Bayer 04 head coach Xabi Alonso.
Also part of the group training was Karim Bellarabi, who completed the whole of the Monday session. The 32-year-old winger suffered a knee injury in the middle of August. Exequiel Palacios, who has been sidelined since the middle of September with a muscle injury, also trained with the team at the start of the week.
The Werkself entertain Werder Bremen at the BayArena on Bundesliga Matchday 25. The game kicks off at 15:30 CET today Saturday, 8 March, alongside a number of events. Matchday news brings you the latest information on the clash with the team lying twelfth in the Bundesliga.
Show moreThe Werkself are finally back at the BayArena three weeks after the last home game. Ahead of the clash against Werder Bremen on Saturday, 8 March (kick-off: 15:30 CET), head coach Xabi Alonso talked about the rhythm of the weeks with midweek matches and the reverse fixture in Bremen.
Show moreWerder Bremen are currently going through a tricky phase. The Green and Whites have lost their last five games in succession. The team under coach Ole Werner did make a very promising start to the season. Can the team lying twelfth in the Bundesliga secure a turnaround at the double winners on Saturday, 8 March (kick-off 15:30 CET)? The lowdown on our next opponents.
Show moreThe Werkself are looking for their tenth win of the season in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga after four games without a win and a three-week league break. Despite the negative aspects of recent weeks, coach Roberto Pätzold is confident his team can return to winning ways against FC Carl Zeiss Jena on Sunday (kick-off: 18:30 CET at the ad hoc arena at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld).
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