Overview
- Werder Bremen lost 1-0 to VfB Stuttgart on Saturday after Maximilian Mittelstädt scored in the seventh minute, leaving Bremen with their second defeat of the season.
- Germany coach Jürgen Klopp has named Niclas Füllkrug to the squad for Nations League matches against Serbia on 13 November and the Netherlands on 16 November.
- Commentators highlighted Füllkrug’s expanded on-ball role in the Stuttgart game, noting he recorded about 70 touches as he held up play and linked teammates.
- Stuttgart’s sporting director credited defender Jeff Chabot with winning the key duel against Füllkrug that helped decide the match.
- Bremen remain fifth in the Bundesliga going into the international break and Füllkrug, 33 and the league’s top scorer, now faces a short-term test to convert club form into national-team impact.