Numerous absences for Dortmund and Bremen ahead of Matchday 5 clash in the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund travel to face Werder Bremen in Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, in a match to be played next Friday at 21:30 Damascus time.

Borussia Dortmund go into the match with numerous absences due to injury, with E. Can, M. Kaba, Giannis Konstantelias, Justin Lerma, Filippo Calixte Mané, Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck, Julian Ryerson, and Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka all set to miss out.

In contrast, Werder Bremen have an even longer list of absentees, featuring ten players, most of them due to injury, namely F. Agu, S. Alvero, Moussa N'Diaye, Justin Gideon Njinmah, Jens Dalsgaard Stage, K. Topp, Karl Jakob Hein, Senne Maaike Lynen, and Niklas Stark.

Salim Amani Musah will also be absent from Werder Bremen's squad for reasons other than injury.

This match comes amid a heavy list of absences on both sides, which will present both technical staffs with challenges in choosing their starting line-ups.