It’s official. Werder are staying in the Bundesliga. Thanks to the 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin, the Green-Whites have ensured another season in Germany’s top division. The interviews after the game were on a different, however: Europe. Kruse, Bartels and co. helped Werder move up to sixth in the table today and suddenly, the prospect of European football next season seems a little more plausible. „We have achieved our main aim which was survival. Everything we get now is a bonus. We won’t set a new target,” said head coach Alexander Nouri after the final whistle. “The team didn’t feel any pressure. There weren’t any negative thoughts going through the minds of the players,” explained Frank Baumann. The managing director is focused on the next few games, “We still have three difficult games ahead of us and we’ll see what happens.”