The 26-year-old picked up the injury at the start of the second half in Mainz after the centre-forward had scored his 20th goal of the season for the Werkself in the first 45. Schick will be out of action for several weeks.
Bayer 04 make their second attempt at picking up their first three points of this Bundesliga season as they visit Werder Bremen on Saturday. The hosts may be struggling with injuries and reeling from back-to-back defeats to kick off the campaign, but they’ll want to put that right in their first home outing. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the match, which kicks off at 3.30pm CEST.
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Werder Bremen have started the new season with back-to-back defeats, first being eliminated from the DFB Pokal by Arminia Bielefeld and then losing at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. And with injuries compounding that form, things are tense ahead of their first home game against the Werkself on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST). Here’s the lowdown on Werder.
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Bayer 04 play their first away game of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season as they visit Werder Bremen on Saturday (kick-off: 3.30pm CEST). Ahead of the Matchday 2 encounter, head coach Erik ten Hag spoke about the lessons from the opening defeat to Hoffenheim and the clear goal of wanting to win in Bremen.
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Bayer 04 new signing Lucas Vázquez has had some eventful days. The experienced right-back faced the media for the first time since arriving in Leverkusen on Tuesday and after completing his first sessions on the training ground. Vázquez talked about his motivation to sign for Leverkusen, his targets with the Werkself, the attraction of German football and about recommendations regarding Bayer 04 from Xabi Alonso, Toni Kroos and Dani Carvajal.
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