Werder Bremen reached UEFA Cup final
May 9, 2009 - 0:0
HAMBURG (AP) — Werder Bremen advanced to the UEFA Cup final Thursday when it rallied to beat Hamburger SV 3-2 in the second leg of their all-German final.
Werder went through on the away goals rule, with the aggregate score 3-3 after Hamburg’s 1-0 win in Bremen one week ago.In the final in Istanbul on May 20, Bremen will play Shakhtar Donetsk, which edged Dynamo Kiev 2-1 in the second leg of the all-Ukrainian semifinal to advance 3-2 on aggregate. Both teams are first-time UEFA Cup finalists.