Werder's top striker Claudio Pizarro returned to team training Thursday and completed the session without any problems. "The knee did not cause any problems. If the coach gives the okay, then I will travel with the team to Munich," said the Peruvian.

But head coach Thomas Schaaf did have some bad news as Aleksandar Stevanovic will miss an undetermined amount of time with a ligament strain. "Everything went so fast at training on Tuesday. I wanted to go after the ball, got caught on the pitch and twisted the knee," said Stevanovic. "Of course I hope to get back as quickly as possible," said the younger of the Stevanovic brothers who received words of encouraging words from Schaaf before Thursday's session.