Bayer Leverkusen progressed to the semifinals of the German Cup with an extra time win over Werder Bremen, who were 2-0 up inside seven minutes.

U.S. forward Aron Johannsson, who has been dealing with knee problems most of the season, puts Werder Bremen ahead 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen in his return to the starting XI.
United States international Aron Johannsson has been ruled out for the remainder of Werder Bremen’s Bundesliga season.
The forward, who suffered a ligament injury in training with Bremen in early April, might also have to delay his comeback for the U.S.
Johannsson, 27, briefly returned as a late substitute in the 2-0 defeat at Stuttgart later that month and then missed last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund.
But his Bundesliga club on Wednesday announced Johannsson will miss the final…

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Aron Johannsson has a minor ligament injury.
United States international Aron Johannsson suffered a ligament injury in training with Werder Breman and is set to miss Friday’s game against Hannover.
“It’s a streak of bad luck,” coach Florian Kohfeldt told reporters on Wednesday.
Having struggled with injuries ever since his transfer to Bremen from AZ Alkmaar in 2015, Johannsson, 27, moved closer to Werder’s starting formation in recent weeks, especially as he took on a new role on the wing.
Although he has started only two matches under new…

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Aron Johannsson has become a Bremen mainstay under Florian Kohfeldt.
U.S. international attacker Aron Johannsson is set to return from injury when Werder Bremen host Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Johannsson, 27, spent some of the international break in Iceland, where he was receiving treatment for an Achilles tendon problem.
He has returned to the Werder squad under head coach Florian Kohfeldt, making eight Bundesliga appearances in the 10 games this calendar year.
He was back in training on Tuesday and will be an option for Sunday’s clash with Eintracht Frankfurt.
“There…

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Aron Johannsson grabbed a late point against Gladbach.
United States striker Aron Johannsson is targeting a regular place in the Werder Bremen starting XI after scoring as a substitute in Friday’s 2-2 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Johannsson struck in the 78th minute to secure a point — the third time in 2018 that he has had a hand in a late goal after coming off the bench.
The 27-year-old now wants to convince coach Florian Kohfeldt to use him from the start.
He started against Wolfsburg and Freiburg but has since returned to the bench, coming…

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Aron Johannsson grabbed a late point against Gladbach.
United States striker Aron Johannsson is targeting a regular place in the Werder Bremen starting XI after scoring as a substitute in Friday’s 2-2 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Johannsson struck in the 78th minute to secure a point — the third time in 2018 that he has had a hand in a late goal after coming off the bench.
The 27-year-old now wants to convince coach Florian Kohfeldt to use him from the start.
He started against Wolfsburg and Freiburg but has since returned to the bench, coming…

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U.S. forward Aron Johannsson, who has been dealing with knee problems most of the season, puts Werder Bremen ahead 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen in his return to the starting XI.
After making a dramatic return to Werder Bremen’s starting lineup, United States international Aron Johannsson hailed coach Florian Kohfeldt for giving him another opportunity.
Johannsson, 27, had not started a Bundesliga match since September 2016 until Kohfeldt, who took over in late October, opted to play him on the wing instead of in a more central position.
Last weekend, in just his 21st Bundesliga match since joining from AZ Alkmaar in 2015, Johannsson helped Bremen to a 3-1 win over…

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Aron Johannsson has struggled during his time at Werder Bremen.
United States international Aron Johannsson has voiced his frustrations at being frozen out at Werder Bremen.
Despite Bremen’s troubles in the Bundesliga, which have seen them score only three goals in nine games and drop into the relegation zone without a win, Johannsson’s time on the pitch has been limited to only three minutes this season.
With Bremen hoping to offload Johannsson in the summer, they put him in the shop window in a late-August match against Hoffenheim, but since then head coach…

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Herculez Gomez says Aron Johannsson must move on from Werder Bremen to find game-time but that most likely won’t be in MLS.
U.S. international Aron Johannsson has said “won’t get another chance” at Werder Bremen but would welcome the chance to remain in Germany.
Johannsson, 26, joined Bremen from AZ Alkmaar in 2015 but the forward has not been able to make an impact in the Bundesliga, making just 15 appearances in that time, in part due to injury.
Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann said earlier this month that the club is open to a sale, and Johannsson told local blog deichstube.de on Tuesday that his failure to…

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Aron Johannsson has faced a recent struggle for playing time.
Werder Bremen are set to sell Aron Johannsson in the summer, with the United States attacker having struggled for recent playing time.
Johannsson, 26, joined Bremen from AZ Alkmaar in 2015 but his first season was marred by a hip injury and when he returned to action last season he found it hard to break through under new coach Alexander Nouri.
“Aron has laid claim to playing, and we have always said there is competition,” Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann told kicker.
“Aron has said he will…

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Aron Johannsson has faced a recent struggle for playing time.
Werder Bremen are ready to sell Aron Johannsson in the summer, with the United States attacker having struggled for recent playing time.
Johannsson, 26, joined Bremen from AZ Alkmaar in 2015 but his first season was marred by a hip injury and when he returned to action last season he found it hard to break through under new coach Alexander Nouri.
“Aron has laid claim to playing, and we have always said there is competition,” Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann told kicker.
“Aron has said he will…

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