Bremen want to end season on UEFA Europa League high

Posted on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 11:22 am and is filed under Uncategorized.

Werder Bremen will be looking to end its 2008/2009 campaign on a high on Wednesday when it travels to Istanbul to play Shakthar Donetsk in the final of the UEFA Europa League.

The match is the first of two cup finals that Bremen will play during a pressure-filled month. The side is also scheduled to play in the German Cup final in coming weeks.

Ironically Werder Bremen will miss out on European competition altogether next season, even if it goes on to take top honours in the UEFA Europa League and German Cup. This is because the club is currently languishing in 10th place in the Bundesliga.

“We have experienced a lot of downs but we are through to two finals,” Bremen striker Markus Rosenberg was quoted as saying by the Canadian Press. “It’s been a strange season. We are used to challenging for the Bundesliga title but that did not happen. Instead we did really well in the cups.”

“It has been a really strange season for me too. I started really well and scored quite a few goals. I don’t know what happened. I am saving my goals for the UEFA Europa League final.”

“It will be the biggest game I have ever played for a club. It’s second only to a Champions League final. So far I have only won a Dutch Cup with Ajax so I would love to add another title to my collection.”