Shock for Gladbach!
In the 1-1 draw in Mainz, Breel Embolo (24) suffered a muscle injury in his rear thigh. Borussia will miss the offensive machine for a longer period of time.
Embolo is already the unlucky person of the season!
For the Swiss, it is already the second serious muscle injury of the year. At the EM, Embolo injured himself in the quarter-finals against Spain – Gladbach was missing in preparation and at the start of the season. In the end he got really in shape. Embolo exploded at the appearance of the century against Bayern (5-0) in the cup: With two goals, he was the main actor of the magical cup evening. Borussia fans later even voted him Player of the Month for October.
Now the new injury! The striker is deeply frustrated. After being substituted in the 30th minute against Mainz, Embolo was close to tears. He pulled the jersey over his head and took several minutes to calm down.
Adi Hütter (51) was also angry about the renewed failure of his top star. The coach after the game: “It hurts a lot. Unfortunately, we are currently haunted by bad luck with injuries. “
Not only Embolo was injured in Mainz. His Swiss national team colleague Nico Elvedi (25) also had to be replaced in the first half. Elvedi later left the stadium on crutches. Diagnosis: ligament injury at the tarsus.
The central defender will also be missing for Gladbach for the time being. It will be difficult for Hütter to continue to rely on the triple chain. Because defender Jordan Beyer (21) still has to pass injured. In Mainz, Denis Zakaria (24) helped Elvedi in the back – did a good job. But for Hütter this is not a solution for the future: He will have to change.
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