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Bayern Munich are eager to return Bundesliga to Werder Bremen on Saturday, citing a 5-1 loss to Benfica midweek.
Bayern Munich are eager to return Bundesliga to Werder Bremen on Saturday, citing a 5-1 loss to Benfica midweek.
The current champion, currently fifth, trail leader Borussia Dortmund, who hosts Friborg, has nine points, after winning two points and losing three of his last eight league games.
Here are five things to watch for in the Bundesliga this weekend:
The Bremen decade awaits
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The French winger of Bayern Munich, Franck Ribery, is looking to complete his impressive record against Werder Bremen on Saturday after scoring 12 goals, creating seven more goals and never lost against the North German club with 17 wins and three draws.
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After 19 defeats and two draws in their last 22 games against Bayern, Bremen continue their first win against the Bavarians in trouble since the 5-2 defeat in Munich in September 2008.
Bremen are without a win in their last four league games, but his 36-year-old coach Florian Kohfeldt is hoping to do even better at Bayern's worst record in the league.
"It will be difficult against a quality team from Bayern, which has players who can decide games themselves," Kohfeldt said.
He scores one point as Franck Ribery, Thomas Mueller and Robert Lewandowski each score at least 10 goals against Bremen, while local fans hope Claudio Pizarro, 40, can score against his former club Bayern.
Wary Neuer
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Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer refuses to get carried away by Benfica's 5-1 defeat, as the defending champions start the Bundesliga's 13th match day in fifth place, nine points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund.
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Bayern's defeat against Benfica has confirmed their 16th place in the Champions League, but captain Manuel Neuer does not get carried away.
"This match could be an important step, but we do not know how things will go," said the German goalkeeper.
"It's not as if we now have the confidence to say we're just going to upset everyone, too many problems have recently occurred for that."
After Saturday's 3-3 draw at home against Fortuna Duesseldorf, Bayern President Uli Hoeness said Kovac's job was safe until the match against Benfica and defeat in Bremen put Kovac back on track. in the danger zone.
Witsel scared
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Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel should be fit for Borussia Dortmund, championship leader, at home in Freiburg, despite the cramp in the 0-0 draw at home against Brugge.
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Dortmund leaders should have Axel Witsel ready to face Freiburg after the Belgian midfielder broke away from his midweek draw against Brugge, who confirmed his last 16 in the Champions League.
The 29-year-old obviously suffered late against Bruges, but his coach Lucien Favre revealed: "It was just a cramp, nothing serious".
The Belgian midfielder has played 11 of Dortmund's 12 league appearances this season and competed with a decisive pbad in the 3-2 win against Bayern three weeks ago.
Friborg defeated Dortmund for the last time in 2010 and 2001 was the last time it was won at Signal Iduna Park.
Christian Streich is expecting a difficult afternoon for his 200th league match.
"Dortmund has a brutal quality and a fierce tempo," said Freiburg coach.
Gladbach reshuffle
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Moenchengladbach's defender, Matthias Ginter, is expected to be away until six weeks after fracturing his cheekbone and ocular Sunday, in a horrific collision with Noah Sarenren Bazee, of Hanover 96, the victim. of a concussion.
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With chief defender Matthias Ginter being sidelined after fracturing his cheek and ocular, Moenchengladbach head coach Dieter Hecking has to reshuffle his back to four against Leipzig, fourth on Sunday.
Gladbach, second, has won his last three games against Belgian winger Thorgan Hazard with eight goals and five badists this season.
Ginter, 24, has undergone a two-hour operation and is expected to be away until eight weeks after his collision with Noah Sarenren, of Hannover, suffered a concussion, during the 4-1 win of last Sunday.
According to the daily Bild, Gladbach could attack the transfer market in January with two former players targeted as a cover for Ginter.
Danish center back Andreas Christensen, 22, has not played for Chelsea this season yet, while Reece Oxford plays in the Under 23 West Ham team.
Haller and Jovic on fire
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French striker Sebastien Haller (R) is the top scorer in the Bundesliga so far this season with nine goals and six badists in 12 games.
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The strikers of Eintracht Frankfurt, Sebastien Haller and Luka Jovic, who have nine goals, deserve to keep an eye on Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Jovic scored five goals in Fortuna Duesseldorf's 7-1 defeat. Haller scored two and scored two more.
Frankfurt, unbeaten since September, is third and Haller has scored in each of his last five league games.
The Frenchman hopes his prowess will put him on the radar of Didier Deschamps, saying that playing for France "would be a dream".
Devices (all devices at 14:30 GMT unless otherwise indicated)
Friday
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Mainz (1930)
Saturday
Borussia Dortmund / Freiburg, Stuttgart / Augsburg, Werder Bremen / Bayern Munich, Hannover 96 / Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim / Schalke (1730)
Sunday
RB Leipzig v Borussia Moenchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt v Wolfsburg (1700)
On Monday
Nuremberg v Leverkusen (1930)
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