Werder win their last friendly 1-0 against Schalke

Line-up and formation: As a dress rehearsal for the restart of the Bundesliga, head coach Ole Werner named players in the starting eleven who also started most games in the first part of the season. The team also set up in their usual formation, with three-at-the-back and two strikers. In comparison to the other two friendlies, there were much less substitutions in order to prepare for the Bundesliga’s return next weekend.

Starting eleven: Pavlenka – Jung, Stark, Ducksch, Weiser, Bittencourt, Füllkrug, Veljkovic, Gruev, Friedl und Groß.

Substitutes: Zetterer – Pieper, Stage, Salifou, Dinkci, Schmidt, Buchanan, Mbom und Chiarodia.

Head coach Ole Werner: “We got what we wanted, which was a friendly at our level. The setting was good, it felt like a real football match. In the first half, we played reasonably from kick-off, however we were slightly sloppy. With the ball, we essentially found space, but with not enough tempo. This was better in the second half. The bottom line is that we can go into the final week of training feeling reasonably good.”

Marco Friedl: "We approached the game like a league game. We wanted to put into practice what we will be doing next week.It was a tight game and everything was asked of us. We managed to clear a lot of their attacks at the last moment, which should give us self-confidence. Playing in possession is what we have to do better. It is good for us to have contested a game like this. Even if there wasn't three points on the line, we're pleased to have kept a clean sheet."