Werder Bremen scored five goals for the third time in the Bundesliga this season when they crushed Hertha Berlin BSC 5-1 at the Weser Stadion on Saturday. Claudio Pizarro and Diego Ribas da Cunha both marked their return from injury with three goals together as Bremen won for the first time in seven games in all competitions. Bremen’s last win was the 5-4 thriller against Hoffenheim after which they lost to Stuttgart and Leverkusen and drew four other games, including two European clashes against Inter and Panathinaikos.
German Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 3-1 Arminia Bielefeld- Bundesliga week 11
Defending champions Bayern Munich had to again depend on Franck Ribery to come to the rescue as they beat Michael Frontzeck’s Arminia Bielefeld 3-1 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Ribery scored in the 77th minute, and also won a penalty seven minutes later that assured the German giants of victory.
UEFA Cup 2008-09 Group Stages draw
The draw for the group stages of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup has been made, and we have some excellent fixtures within.
Portsmouth, in their debut season in Europe, will get a chance to play AC Milan at Fratton Park. Pompey are in Group E along with Herenveen, Braga and Wolfsburg.
There are eight groups in all, and 3 teams from each group qualify for the next round. They will be joined by the eight third placed teams in each Champions League group.
Group A :-
Schalke ( Germany)
Paris St.Germain ( France)
Manchester City ( England)
Racing Santander ( Spain)
FC Twente ( Netherlands)
Group B :-
Benfica ( Portugal)
Olympiakos ( Greece)
Galatasaray ( Turkey)
Hertha Berlin ( Germany)
Metalist Kharkiv ( Ukraine)