Werder Bremen vs Borussia Dortmund: Preview, Team News, Where to Watch Bundesliga clash

Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to bounce back from their derby defeat to Schalke as they travel to Werder Bremen on Matchday 32 of the Bundesliga season.

Borussia Dortmund’s hopes of winning the Bundesliga title were dealt a major blow in last weekend’s defeat to Schalke. The gap between Lucien Favre’s side and Bayern Munich is now two points with three games to go. And the Black and Yellows know that they must win all three games if they are to have any chance of toppling the Bavarians.

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Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund suffered a damaging defeat to rivals Schalke last time around. But they must pick themselves back up quickly if they are to stay in the title race with three games to go. The Black and Yellows will be hoping for a repeat of the 4-0 win away to Freiburg two weeks ago. But they will have to do so without the suspended Marco Reus.

Werder Bremen

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Werder Bremen were unbeaten in 2019 up until three games ago. But Florian Kohfeldt’s side have tasted three defeats on the bounce in all competitions. Last week’s 4-1 defeat at Fortuna Düsseldorf saw them slip to ninth place in the league table. And they will be looking to bolster their slim hopes of qualifying for the Europa League with a win against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Team News

Borussia Dortmund will be without the suspended duo of Marco Reus and Marius Wolf who were sent off last weekend. While Dan Axel Zagadou and Achraf Hakimi are also out with long term injuries. Lukasz Piszczek is back in training and could make his return to the side after missing the last three games.

Werder Bremen have a number of injury issues of their own, with Niklas Moisander suspended after receiving his fifth yellow card of the season last weekend. Philipp Bargfrede and Fin Bartels are also out with thigh injuries. In-form striker Milot Rashica was also an injury doubt, but Florian Kohfeldt revealed yesterday that he is fit to feature against Dortmund.

Last Match: Borussia Dortmund 3-3 Werder Bremen (Bremen won 2-4 on penalties)

The last time these two sides met was in February in the third round of the DFB-Pokal when an injury hit Borussia Dortmund side was beaten by Werder Bremen on penalties. Bremen took the lead through Milot Rashica after just five minutes, before Marco Reus brought Dortmund level with a stunning free-kick.

The score remained 1-1 after 90 minutes and we went to extra time, where Christian Pulisic gave the Black and Yellows the lead, before Claudio Pizzaro made it 2-2 just three minutes later. Achraf Hakimi made it 3-2 in the 113th minute but Eric Oelschlägel’s mistake allowed Martin Harnik to pounce and take the match to penalties.

Paco Alcacer and Maximilian Philipp missed their penalties, before Max Kruse stepped up to net the decisive penalty and knock Borussia Dortmund out of the DFB Pokal.

Possible Lineups

Borussia Dortmund: Burki – Piszczek, Akanji, Weigl, Diallo – Witsel, Delaney – Sancho, Gotze, Guerreiro – Alcacer

Werder Bremen: Pavlenka – Gebre Selassie, Veljkovic, Friedl, Augustinsson – Sahin, M. Eggestein, Klaassen – Osako, Kruse, Rashica

Where to Watch

The game will be broadcast live in the United States on Fox Sports 2, while viewers in Germany can watch on Sky Go and Sky Sport Bundesliga 1. British viewers can tune in on ​BT Sport Extra.

Date: May 04, 2019

Time: 6.30pm CEST / 5.30pm BST / 12.30pm ET

Location: Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany

TV: Fox Sports 2 (US), BT Sport Extra (UK)

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