Werder Bremen starts the new year with a bitter bankruptcy!

Werder Bremen starts the new year with a bitter bankruptcy!

Bremen, Deutschland - Werder Bremen ended his first game in the new year 2025 with a defeat. On Sunday evening, Bremen lost to RB Leipzig with 2: 4 (1: 2). This defeat is particularly inconvenient for Werder Bremen, since the team had previously went into the winter break with four competitive games in a row. The weakness in the defense of the Bremen led to several goals that decisively shaped the course of the game.

for Leipzig were Xavi Simons (24th, 35th minute), Benjamin Sesko (47th minute) and Christoph Baumgartner (90th minute). Werder Bremen could only score goals through Mitchell Weiser (26th minute) and Oliver Burke (90.+3 minute). The 47,187 spectators in the Red Bull Arena came to a remarkable game course in which Bremen was able to compensate for briefly in the first half.

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Leipzig started and scored the first goal through Xavi Simons after a throw -in in the 24th minute. A short time later, Bremen managed to equalize by Weiser. But again it was Simons who brought Leipzig to the lead shortly before the half -time break. After the change of sides, Sesko increased to 3: 1 and Baumgartner ensured 4: 1. Burke could only score the connection goal in added time.

The list of Werder Bremen contained some well -known players, including Zetterer, Stark, Friedl and Ducksch. In particular, the defense had to arise critical questions after the game, since it was not able to effectively stop the Leipzig attacks several times. In the next game, the Bremen, which will be due to the 1. FC Heidenheim on Wednesday, would now like to build on the positive performance before the winter break, such as ndr reported.

Leipzig, on the other hand, had to struggle against Bayern Munich with a weaker performance before the winter break and was also not constant in the last games. Among other things, they had to give up a 2: 3 against Aston Villa, which the team's Champions League adventure ended. Nevertheless, Leipzig has a strong home statistics that was demonstrated again in this game, such as yahoo Sports holds.