Werder Bremen suffered a disappointing 0-3 loss at home in their first-leg game to Lyon.  Even after controlling a majority of the game and having many goal scoring opportunities, Werder were unable to find the back of the net.  Lyon capitalized on the few chances that they had to seal the victory.

Sylvain Wiltord scored on a counter-attack in the 9th minute.  The second goal from Mahamadou Diarra came in the 77th minute and Juninho scored off a free-kick just minutes later.

Even before the whiste, the match did not get off to a great start for Werder.  Thomas Schaaf was forced to make an early change to his team when striker Ivan Klasnic picked up an injury in the warm-up.

The second-leg will be played on Tuesday March 8th in Lyon.  Werder Bremen will have to give one of their top performances of the year if they wish to have a chance to advance to the next round. 

Paul Stalteri played rightback for 90 minutes.

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Werder Bremen: Reinke - Stalteri, Ismaël, Pasanen, Magnin - D. Jensen, F. Ernst, Borowski (61. Hunt) - Micoud - Klose, Valdez

Olympique Lyon: Coupet - Diatta, Cris, Essien, Abidal - M. Diarra, Juninho Pernambucano – Govou (88. Ben Arfa), Frau (62. Nilmar), Malouda – Wiltord (76. Clement)

Goals: 0:1 Wiltord (9.), 0:2 Diarra (77.), 0:3 Juninho (80.)

Yellow Cards: Borowski, Govou, Wiltord

Attendance Weser Stadium: 36.923 (Sold-out)

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