Werder Bremen vs. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 – German Bundesliga preview
All eyes would be on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 International Diego as VfL Wolfsburg travel to Bremen to face Diego’s former club, Werder Bremen, at the Weserstadion tonight. Diego played a major role in the Werder Bremen side that won the DFB Pokal in the 2008/09 season. Since
then, things have changed a lot for both Diego and Werder Bremen. The 26-year-old returned to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 last summer after a disappointing spell in the Serie A with Juventus.
Diego took some time adjusting to life at Wolfsburg but has now started showing some of his form that made him a fan favourite at Weserstadion. The Brazilian is hopeful of a warm reception upon his return to the former club albeit as an opponent. While talking
to the media, Diego said that he spent a great time at Bremen and added, "I am looking forward to going back and, to be quite honest, I would be surprised if I were jeered.''
Diego admits that he owes a lot to Wolfsburg for bringing him in and feels that he is partly to be blamed for the club’s poor form. Nevertheless, Felix Magath believes that the Brazilian can help the Wolves move away from the relegation zone. Magath said
that Diego is an important player for the club and added, "I think that he is very professional and will not let his feelings get the better of him.''
A win tonight will take Wolfsburg out of the relegation zone but the club is not yet safe mathematically. A win would still be very important for the club as Felix Magath looks to get maximum points in the last three games. As things stand, Wolfsburg occupy
16th place in the Bundesliga standings with 32 points, just two points above the 15th placed Frankfurt. Away form, however, could be a worrying statistic for coach Magath. In the last 5 away games, Wolfsburg have lost 4 games and drawn
one game, which means the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 will have to work hard for a win tonight.
On the other hand, Werder Bremen stand 11th in the Bundesliga standings and a win tonight will guarantee them safety – much to the relief of the Bremen faithful. Bremen captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Torsten-Frings-c35477 admits that his side has been in a bad position (flirting
with relegation) throughout the season, thus making a win against the Wolves even more important. "We want to wrap things up in front of our own fans,'' said the Bremen captain.
Facts and Figures
Both sides are without their top-scorers this season. Edin Dzeko (10 goals) left Wolfsburg for Manchester City this January while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Almeida-c16386 left for Turkish giants Besiktas after scoring 9 goals for Bremen.
Tonight’s game will be Torsten Frings’ 400th appearance in the Bundesliga. Only http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Rost-c14103 has more Bundesliga appearances than the former German International (423).
Between 2006 and 2009, Diego made 84 appearances for Werder Bremen and scored 38 goals while providing 28 assists.
Team News
Werder Bremen
Sebastian Proedl, Daniel Jensen, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sandro-Wagner-c32482 is also a major doubt with an ankle injury.
Wolfsburg
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dieumerci-Mbokani-c11230, Felix Magath will have a fully-fit squad to choose from.
Prediction
Though Bremen have been in fine form, Wolfsburg just might edge the tie owing much to an in-form attack that is likely to get a lot of help from Diego.
Predicted final score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Wolfsburg
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