The upcoming international matches of the DFB team will take place without Mats Hummels (32)!
On Friday, new national coach Hansi Flick (56) announced his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Romania (October 8) and North Macedonia (October 11). And the BVB defender will be missing again.
The reason: Because of persistent knee problems, Hummels is given a break. According to “BILD” information, the decision to take a regeneration break was made in mutual agreement after a phone call between Flick and the BVB star.
The 2014 world champion had already missed the start of the season due to problems with the patellar tendon and thus also Flick’s premiere in September.
In the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon (1-0), the BVB star was still in the starting line-up on Tuesday evening and played 90 minutes. And also in the DFB team, Hummels is still fully planned in a fit condition under Flick.
In the penultimate international break of the year, the new national coach now has to do without the injured Mo Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund) and Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) in addition to Hummels.
In addition, the use of Robin Gosens (27) is more than questionable. The Atalanta star suffered a muscle injury in the Champions League game against Bern (1-0) on Wednesday evening. After ten minutes he was propped up in tears …
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Marc-André ter Stegen (29) will meanwhile return to the squad. The FC Barcelona goalkeeper, who was last absent due to a knee operation, replaces Kevin Trapp from Frankfurt.
The DFB team gave Flick three wins from three games at the start of the World Cup qualifying. Against Liechtenstein (2-0), Armenia (6-0) and Iceland (4-0), the central defense of Niklas Süle (26 / FC Bayern) and Antonio Rüdiger (28 / FC Chelsea) did not concede a goal.
Even if Hummels will not be on the pitch, he will certainly keep his fingers crossed for the DFB team from the couch at home.
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