The farewell game of Werder legend Claudio Pizarro in the live ticker!
Created: 09/24/2022, 12:11 p.m
By: Daniel Cottäus, Maik Hanke
Werder Bremen legend Claudio Pizarro invited to his farewell game - now it is known which stars are coming to the Weser Stadium for his last appearance!
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A legend of SV Werder Bremen says adios: Claudio Pizarro is playing his farewell game at the Wohninvest Weserstadion.
Follow the spectacle live today in the live ticker of the DeichStube!
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12.10 p.m .:
Werder announces there is a subsequent nomination: Marie-Luise Eta, former captain of the Werder women, will appear for “Claudios Amigos”.
After her active career, Eta was a U14 trainer at Werder. She is now the U17 assistant trainer at the DFB and the only woman on the pro license trainer course.
12.05 p.m .:
The day begins with bad news: there are cancellations.
Per Mertesacker and Mats Hummels have to pass due to illness, SV Werder Bremen announced.
But there are many other stars there!
Claudio Pizarro and Co. will not let this spoil their good mood.
12.00 noon: Hello, Moin and Buenos Días from the DeichStube! The day has come: Today Claudio Pizarro officially says goodbye as a player from the big football stage. The farewell game starts at 5.30 p.m. in the Wohninvest Weserstadion! Follow "Claudio's Fiesta" with us in the live ticker!
Bremen -
Claudio Pizarro
is playing his farewell game at the Wohninvest Weser Stadium
on Saturday (5:30 p.m. in the
DeichStube live ticker ).
In
addition to a team from the Greens and Whites, a selection from FC Bayern Munich and “Claudios Amigo”, a team made up of friends of the Peruvian, will be competing in the
SV Werder Bremen living room.
The preliminary report of the DeichStube.
To the preliminary report:
Claudio Pizarro's farewell game live in the live ticker: Werder Bremen record scorer is looking forward to big names and "spectacle"
Bremen – When one came to Bremen from AC Parma in the summer of 2002, the other was already gone, having said goodbye to Bayern Munich in 2001.
So Johan Micoud and
Claudio Pizarro
missed each other on the Weser about 20 years ago, which should be the case again later: After Micoud moved on to Girondins Bordeaux in 2006, Pizarro signed on for the second time at
Werder Bremen
in 2008.
In other words, the two club legends have never worn the jersey with the rhombus on the chest together – but that will change on Saturday.
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Photo gallery: Stars travel to Bremen for Werder legend Pizarro's farewell game
"Johan was a very good player and is extremely popular in Bremen.
That's why I invited him.
He's in," said
Claudio Pizarro
, who on Thursday presented the large guest list for his farewell game (Saturday, 5.30 p.m.
live
on TV and in the
DeichStube
live ticker) - and thus a medium-heavy nostalgia
among quite a few fans of
SV Werder Bremen
seizure should have taken care of.
Claudio Pizarro's farewell game in the live ticker - Werder-Bremen legend is hoping for a lot of fun
"I have a list here and can read out a few names," the Peruvian began at the beginning of the press conference and started a list that, from Bremen's point of view, felt like a trip back to the good old days.
Ailton, Rosenberg, Mertesacker, Naldo, Frings and Wiese – all of them and many more will wear Werder Bremen
jerseys on Saturday
when
Claudio Pizarro
asks for the last dance.
"The most important thing for me is that the players on the pitch and of course the fans in the stands have fun," said Pizarro - and stated: "It's not about three points, it's about enjoying the evening."
In the course of Friday and Saturday, the guests of "Claudio's Fiesta" will arrive in Bremen and move into their quarters at the Parkhotel.
"We organized everything so that we can have a good time," said Pizarro, who planned a big meal together with a big party for his old companions after the final whistle.
Photo gallery: Stars travel to Bremen for Werder legend Pizarro's farewell game
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Before that, it must have been quite emotional for the former professional of
SV Werder Bremen
in the Wohninvest Weserstadion.
"The stadium is sold out, plus all the people, some of whom I haven't seen for a long time..." said
Claudio Pizarro
, but didn't want to give in too much to the idea: "We'll just see what happens.
In any case, I am a very emotional person and am looking forward to the evening.”
"Claudios Fiesta": Farewell game by Werder-Bremen legend Claudio Pizarro in the live ticker - Weserstadion is sold out
It was also difficult for Pizarro to accept that not all teammates and coaches followed his call to the farewell game.
Diego, another legend from
Werder Bremen
, had to cancel because the schedule in Brazil does not allow a trip to Germany.
With his Club Flamengo, the now 37-year-old is still fighting for titles, a flight halfway around the world in the middle of the season would simply have been too strenuous.
"Unfortunately he's too far away," said
Claudio Pizarro
, who would have liked to see his ex-coach Pep Guardiola on the sidelines of the Weser Stadium, but now explained with a smile: "Unfortunately, he didn't answer me.
He's probably just too busy.”
Claudio Pizarro's farewell game in the live ticker - Werder-Bremen legend has three teams
The three teams will be coached on Saturday by Thomas Schaaf (
Werder Bremen
), Florian Kohfeldt (Claudios Amigos) and Michael Henke (Bayern Munich) - although the three men on the sidelines shouldn't have too much influence on what's going on.
The moment the ball rolls, the protagonists will already know what they have to do to fulfill
Claudio Pizarro's
wish for a "great show, a real spectacle".
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And at some point the moment will have come when the legend finally says goodbye - probably with a substitution that the whole stadium rises to.
Of course, he doesn't yet know what exactly Claudio Pizarro is going through his head at this moment.
But the 43-year-old is fully aware of one thing about the game - and will probably continue to be so in the future: "Back then, Bremen opened the door to Europe for me.
I've come back to Werder so many times in my career because I felt very comfortable here." (dco)
Claudio Pizarro's farewell game: an overview of the teams from Werder Bremen, Claudio's Amigos and FC Bayern Munich
SV Werder Bremen
: Tim Wiese, Christian Vander, Naldo, Per Mertesacker, Sebastian Prödl, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Torsten Frings, Clemens Fritz, Aaron Hunt, Frank Baumann, Philipp Bargfrede, Zlatko Junuzovic, Tim Borowski, Peter Niemeyer, Johan Micoud, Daniel Jensen, Ailton, Markus Rosenberg, Niclas Fullkrug, Marco Bode, Dieter Eilts.
Trainer: Thomas Schaaf
Claudio's friends
: Felix Wiedwald, Mikael Silvestre, Sebastian Boenisch, Santi Garcia, Johannes Mösmang, Felix Neureuther, Daniel Baier, Felix Kroos, Maximilian Eggestein, Jurica Vranjes, Joko Winterscheidt, Max van der Groeben, Diego Pizarro, Marko Marin, Anthony Ujah, Max Kruse, Nelson Valdez, and Fin Bartels.
Coach
:
Florian Kohfeldt
FC Bayern Munich
: Hans-Jörg Butt, Harald Dax, Diego Contento, Daniel van Buyten, Thomas Linke, Philipp Lahm, Mats Hummels, Owen Hagreaves, Markus Schupp, Andreas Ottl, Marcel Witeczek, Piotr Trochowski, Carsten Lakies, Johannes Mösmang, Arjen Robben, Mario Gomez, Paulo Sergio, Giovane Elber.
Trainer: Michael Henke
Note: The game is played in tournament mode "everyone against everyone", a game lasts 30 minutes.
Claudio Pizarro will play for all three teams.