20:13
Bremen and Bayern last opened the Bundesliga season seven years ago. Under the newcomer Carlo Ancelotti, FCB scored an easy 6-0. It was a little tighter last season, as Bremen were able to keep the zero until the 62nd minute. Then Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sané provided a double strike, for which Niklas Schmidt came a little too late to equalise.
20:05
Thomas Tuchel even rotates to five positions. Neither Matthijs de Ligt, Benjamin Pavard nor Konrad Laimer could convince defensively and get the receipt today. They are replaced by Min-jae Kim, Noussair Mazraoui and Leon Goretzka. In addition, the ailing Serge Gnabry is replaced by Kingsley Coman and Mathys Tel has to give way to the new starlet Harry Kane in the top striker.
19:57
Ole Werner changes to three positions after the cup defeat. Niklas Stark was released for this game for personal reasons. Romano Schmid and Oliver Burke are only sitting on the bench for the time being. Mitchell Weiser and Marco Friedl will be there, as well as newcomer Senny Lynen, who will be able to start right from the start in his first assignment.
19:48
Bayern also lost last weekend. The series champion went swimming against RB Leipzig with 0: 3 and now has to activate the crisis mode again. Around the club, coaches, goalkeepers, double sixes and of course the storm are discussed. The latter should have calmed down since superstar Harry Kane was signed, but it was only last year that we saw how Sadio Mané broke under such pressure. So is a tailor-made start successful today?
19:39
All eyes are on Bayern and the transfer of Harry Kane. Werder Bremen should be fine with that, because it meant that their own elimination in the DFB Cup against Viktoria Köln was less of a focus. Despite two leads, the early red card against Amos Pieper weighed too heavily in the end. Donny Bogićević scored in the 94th minute, meaning that the Hanseatic city have been eliminated before the third round in each of the last three years. At the same time, this statistic could fuel some hope, because the past seasons have been quite successful after the elimination.
Hello and welcome to the opening game of the 2023/2024 Bundesliga season! The German champions FC Bayern Munich is a guest at Werder Bremen. The match kicks off at 8:30 p.m.!