Confirmed Lineups: Werder Bremen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Werder Bremen hope to get out of their mini-crisis as they host Eintracht Frankfurt to open the second half of the season. Reports suggest there has been lots of discontent around Bremen’s camp, which stems from the run of poor results.

Frankfurt are also winless in their last three matches as their abysmal defensive record cost them time and again. The visitors will not have the services of Mario Götze and new signing Younes Ebnoutalib, although three players returned to the squad for the Friday night clash. Stuttgart loanee Jovan Milosevic is on the bench once again for Bremen on his debut after coming on as a substitute in the defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Here are the lineups for the matchday 18 opening fixture at Weserstadion.

Confirmed Lineups

Bremen: Backhaus; Pieper, Friedl ©, Coulibaly; Sugawara, Lynen, Schmidt; Schmid, Stage; Njinmah, Grull

Frankfurt: Kaua Santos; Koch ©, Theate, Collins; Kristensen, Dahoud, Skhiri, Brown; Chaibi, Doan; Kalimuendo