Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach will have to do without Christoph Kramer and Ramy Bensebaini on Saturday against VfB Stuttgart (6.30 p.m. / Sky) in addition to the long-term injured regular players Stefan Lainer and Marcus Thuram.
Kramer sustained a muscle injury during training, Bensebaini is continuing his rehab in Mönchengladbach.
Mönchengladbach - Previously, the Algerian had to travel to the national team, although he could not be used there.
"Of course we weren't happy about that," said Borussia coach Adi Hütter on Thursday.
After two wins in a row against Borussia Dortmund and at VfL Wolfsburg, the Gladbachers can hope for almost 40,000 spectators in Borussia-Park on Saturday for the first time this year.
So far, more than 37,000 tickets have been sold for the game.
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Despite the five corona cases in the Swabian team, Hütter has great respect for the team that won 2-1 at Borussia-Park in May.
“A fast, dynamic team is coming up to us.
Stuttgart is one of the strongest teams in the league in duels.
Nevertheless, we want to build on the latest performance, ”said the Gladbach coach, who will probably stick to his 3-4-2-1 system.
"If you try something and are successful, there aren't many reasons to change something," said Hütter.
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