Istanbul - was the great hope from within 120 minutes bitter disillusionment. It was not enough.
With an overall performance anxiety Werder Bremen is the first of two titles vergeigt opportunities. Quite Soccer-Germany asks: How will this stop Bremen VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday?
The grief was deep in the people of Bremen. "A modest sense," said captain Frank Baumann after the lost battle with Donetsk. "This is obviously a severe blow. As often as not you get a chance to win a major title, "said international Torsten Frings.
But the sting can not be drilled too deep into the meat Bremer. The League Finals in Wolfsburg and the Cup final in Berlin are still on the program.
Fans of Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart's press people in Bremen tomorrow, fingers crossed. Only if Werder manage a victory in Wolfsburg, the Magath force the shell to take away. But how will this work?
What has clearly shown the UEFA Cup final against Donetsk: Without Diego, Mertesacker and Almeida Bremen is only worth half that. But there is hope. At least Diego and Almeida are in Wolfsburg back to (see Interview with Klaus Allofs below). Bremen's Diego's probably too salty in the last Bundesliga game Wolfsburgern the Masters soup?
If you believe the lip service Bremen, Werder has precisely this. "The coaches told us that we should turn our frustration into new motivation," said goalkeeper Tim Wiese. And with an eye on the game in Wolfsburg, he added: "This game we should abschenken under any circumstances."
His coach Thomas Schaaf it sounds at best cautiously optimistic: "We must look at what is still possible to Saturday. At the moment I do not even know it yet. "On Saturday, from 17.15 clock, we know more.
