1. FC Köln stepped up preparations for the upcoming Bremen match with a double training session on Tuesday. Dominic Maroh, Simon Zoller, and Marco Höger made strides in their respective returns to fitness.

Positive news arrived for FC fans on Tuesday as preparations for the upcoming Bremen match went up another gear. Dominic Maroh was able to take part in team training sessions for the first time since suffering his injury against Hamburger SV on the 30th of October. Although his recovery is progressing positively, the two remaining matches in 2016 will arrive too early for Maroh. “There is just a week left now. I hope to be fully fit when we return on the 2nd of January. I am doing well but it is not always fun to do so many exercises on your own. I feel quite fit but it has not reached the point to where I can say that I am ready to go,” said Maroh.

FC Head Coach Peter Stöger is also happy about the strides his defender is making in training: “It is nice to see that Dominic can do a little more now.” While Maroh was able to take part in the running and passing drills with his teammates in the morning, he was once again on individual duty in the afternoon when the rest of the squad played a scrimmage game.

Also training on the side were Marco Höger and Simon Zoller. “I expect both of them to rejoin team training on Wednesday or Thursday,” said Peter Stöger. The team will fly to Bremen on Friday ahead of the match against Werder at 15:30 on Saturday.