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title: "Numerous absences for Dortmund and Bremen ahead of Matchday 5 clash in the Bundesliga"
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# Numerous absences for Dortmund and Bremen ahead of Matchday 5 clash in the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund host Werder Bremen in Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga on Friday at 21:30 Damascus time, amid a long list of absences including eight players from Dortmund and ten from Bremen due to injury.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 8 October 2026، 09:31 ، updated 22:20 Saudi time

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

[Borussia Dortmund](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/borussia-dortmund-260) travel to face [Werder Bremen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/werder-bremen-255) in Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18) 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](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/e-can-13596), [M. Kaba](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-kaba-13597), [Giannis Konstantelias](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/giannis-konstantelias-7672), [Justin Lerma](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/justin-lerma-7673), [Filippo Calixte Mané](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/filippo-calixte-man%C3%A9-7662), [Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/nico-cedric-schlotterbeck-7666), [Julian Ryerson](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/julian-ryerson-7665), and [Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/carney-chibueze-chukwuemeka-7669) 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](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/f-agu-7505), [S. Alvero](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/s-alvero-7513), [Moussa N'Diaye](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/moussa-n-diaye-7508), [Justin Gideon Njinmah](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/justin-gideon-njinmah-7530), [Jens Dalsgaard Stage](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/jens-dalsgaard-stage-7520), [K. Topp](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/k-topp-13598), [Karl Jakob Hein](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/karl-jakob-hein-7502), [Senne Maaike Lynen](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/senne-maaike-lynen-7516), and [Niklas Stark](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/niklas-stark-7511).

[Salim Amani Musah](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/salim-amani-musah-7529) 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.

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