The Werder legends will play a special anniversary match against Real Madrid Leyendas on 26 September. The clash at the Weserstadion celebrates the historic stadium's 100th birthday.
The squad of former Green-Whites has now been confirmed. Alongside Brazilian fan favourite Diego, Per Mertesacker, Ailton, Markus Rosenberg and Angelos Charisteas will also feature. For the Spanish guests, stars like Pepe, Claude Makélélé and Esteban Cambiasso are set to play. Kick-off has been scheduled for 18:30.
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sport Bundesliga, Sky Sport Top Event and on Sky Sport's YouTube channel. Meanwhile, Werder's current Bundesliga team faces a home game against third-placed FC Augsburg this Saturday. Werder themselves sit tenth in the table with four points from three matchdays. Their last five competitive matches yielded two wins, one draw and two defeats.
Fans can check the current first-team squad on the squad page and plan ahead with the upcoming fixtures. The legends match offers a welcome nostalgic break before the Bundesliga resumes with the important home fixture against Augsburg.
This story first appeared at werder.de
