Florian Wirtz’s season has not been ended by injury in yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Werder Bremen, according to reports from Kicker. With Die Werkself trailing at the break, Wirtz entered the action as a half-time substitute but went down under a heavy tackle from Mitchell Weiser.

Defending Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen found themselves unexpectedly upset by struggling SV Werder Bremen in a Saturday afternoon fixture. Xabi Alonso’s Werkself inability to make up

Bayer Leverkusen’s star attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz is set to be out for several weeks with an ankle ligament injury in a further blow to the team’s already-difficult German title defense.