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Werder Bremen in the relegation battle with Düsseldorf, Mainz 05 and Co. under pressure – remaining program with pitfalls

The silence in Weser Stadium, the extinguished lights of the floodlight masts: The atmosphere in Werder Bremen’s home venue after the 0-3 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt could not have been more ghostly. In a catch-up game in which it almost everything went for the green and whites, there was a ghostly nothing left on Wednesday evening. Maybe the scenery was just a harbinger of the ambience that may be on June 27 after the last home game against 1. FC Köln.

Because one thing is clear: If Bremen continue to play, then the second Bundesliga relegation after 1980 is inevitable. “The way to relegation has become more difficult, but it is not impossible”said Trainer Florian Kohfeldtwho had promised before the season: “I can only rule out two things: that we play for the championship and that we get something to do with relegation. “

Above all, the weak home record pulls this team down like a magnet. Only once, on September 1, 2019 against FC Augsburg (3-2), did the three points remain on the Weser. The delicate little plant of hope, which grew out of three games with seven points, got a crack after the bankruptcy against Frankfurt. “We didn’t expect to win every game “said Kohfeldt.

His defenders proved in all three goals conceded by André Silva (60th) and Stefan Ilsanker (81st and 90th) how unrealistic a corresponding expectation would have been. The defensive misconduct has accompanied the Bremen team throughout the season and has now taken care of it Goals conceded 60 to 62 – with the Mainz group, which is also threatened with relegation Negative record in the league.

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And so Bremen missed leaving the direct relegation ranks for the first time since the 20th matchday. The distance to Fortuna Düsseldorf on Place 16 is still two points. Up to FC Augsburg in 13th place there are six points – a lot, but not unachievable. Cologne in 12th place should be 34 points out of the relegation race. Similar to the way at the other end of SC Paderborn, which seems to be six points behind the Bremen team, by another realistic chance of relegation to own.

Against Frankfurt the Bremen had fought the opponent by all means until the first goal – but ultimately “100 percent mentality and 99 percent attention “ (Kohfeldt) too little to pull a supposed competitor into the relegation battle. Before midnight, Kohfeldt started the construction work in a fighting stance. “We should be disappointed because it was a setback. But it wasn’t a knockout.” The 37-year-old didn’t want any “Turn in the mentality” observed, although the heads visibly went down after the residue.

Kohfeldt wanted that Awaken belief in relegation. He has “not the impression that something has broken”. In any case, there was no time to mourn the missed opportunity. The rest of the program is tricky: after the game against Wolfsburg on Sunday, it goes against Paderborn, Mainz and Cologne (and against Bayern), but already in the first half the hope of a decent win against these supposedly weak opponents proved to be deceptive: Instead of nine, there were zero counters from the final four-pack.

So it stays Hope for rifle aid: Mainz must be on Saturday in Rhein-Main Derby to the resurrected Frankfurters, Dusseldorf welcomes the unbeaten Hoffenheimers for three games. On the remaining match days, some relegation candidates still face each other in direct duels because the factor from outside, which Werder not only conveyed confidence in the finishing straight in 2016 with the fans, the North Germans can no longer bet in Corona times.

13. FC Augsburg (40:56 goals, 31 points): 1. FC Köln (H), Mainz 05 (A), TSG Hoffenheim (H), Fortuna Düsseldorf (A), RB Leipzig (H)

14th Union Berlin (34:52, 31): FC Schalke 04 (H), 1. FC Köln (A), SC Paderborn (H), TSG Hoffenheim (A), Fortuna Düsseldorf (H)

15.FSV Mainz 05 (37:62, 28): Eintracht Frankfurt (A), FC Augsburg (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Werder Bremen (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A)

Fortuna Dusseldorf (31:58, 27): TSG Hoffenheim (H), Borussia Dortmund (H), RB Leipzig (A), FC Augsburg (H), 1.FC Union Berlin (A)

17. Werder Bremen (30:62, 25): VfL Wolfsburg (H), SC Paderborn (A), Bayern Munich (H), FSV Mainz 05 (A), 1. FC Köln (H)

18. SC Paderborn (32:61, 19): RB Leipzig (A), Werder Bremen (H), 1.FC Union Berlin (A), Borussia Mönchengladbach (H), Eintracht Frankfurt (A)

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