Mitchell Weiser spoke during Wednesday’s Mixed Zone

Werder’s number 8 will certainly have fond memories of the last time he faced the record champions, having scored the match-winner in what was SVW’s first win in 15 years against the Bavarians. Asked whether they can do it again, he said “There’s definitely a possibility of a repeat, but Saturday will be a different game and we will need to prove ourselves again. It will be a tough game. Bayern are always a dangerous side, regardless of who is on the pitch for them — what happened last season is in the past.”

One of many changes at Bayern is the addition of new head coach Vincent Kompany, who is set to take charge of his first match at the Weserstadion. His team will go into the match having scored 15 goals across their last two competitive games against Kiel (6-1 in the Bundesliga) and Dinamo Zagreb (9-2 in the Champions League). “Regardless of the number of goals they’ve scored, we need to maintain the quality that we’ve shown — we can only do that as a team, by remaining compact and making the most of our opportunities,” Weiser said. “I think that we will be able to do that and to show that on the pitch.”