Werder Bremen moved closer to returning to the UEFA Champions League group stage thanks to a 3-1 win over Italy’s Sampdoria on Wednesday, only hours after its star Mesut Ozil signed for Real Madrid.
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Werder, which opens the Bundesliga season this weekend, could use some of the $20 million it will receive for Ozil to sign unsettled Frenchstriker Hatem Ben Arfa, also coveted by several English teams.