Werder Bremen manager Thomas Schaaf hands Aaron Hunt, Kevin De Bruyne and Eljero Elia all starts after their 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg.

Andre Schurrle retains his place in the Bayer Leverkusen side while Simon Rolfes and Lars Bender also make the team.

Werder Bremen: Sebastian Mielitzm, Sebastian Prodl, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Theodor Gebre, Selassie, Kevin De Bruyne, Eljero Elia, Aaron Hunt, Zlatko Junuzovic, Aleksandar Ignjovski, Nils Petersen, Niclas Füllkrug

Bayer Leverkusen: Bernd Leno, Philipp Wollscheid, Daniel Carvajal, Omer Toprak, G. Castro, Stefan Reinartz, Simon Rolfes, Lars Bender, Hajime Hosogai, Andre Schürrle, Stefan Kiessling