Trainer Marco Rose expects Donyell Malen and Youssoufa Moukoko to be fit in time for the league match against 1. FC Köln on Saturday. Malen missed the cup match with Ingolstadt on Tuesday due to a gastrointestinal infection. Moukoko suffered a muscle injury at the end of September and has not played since.
Haaland is also sidelined for the time being. The striker is struggling with a hip injury and will also miss Norway’s match against the Netherlands in the World Cup qualifier in more than two weeks.
Last Tuesday, Ajax won the first leg in the Johan Cruijff ArenA convincingly 4-0. As a result, Erik ten Hag’s team has acquired a great starting position. The team from Amsterdam already qualify for a win on Wednesday and even a draw in the Signal Iduna Park can be enough if Besiktas wins from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
