Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - National coach Joachim Löw does without four Bayern professionals around captain Manuel Neuer and Leipzig professionals Marcel Halstenberg and Lukas Klostermann for the international match.
Munich's Niklas Süle and Leroy Sané, on the other hand, are said to be part of the German national soccer team for the first time after their cruciate ligament ruptures in the Nations League games on September 3 in Stuttgart against Spain and three days later in Basel against Switzerland.
"We will not nominate the internationals, who are heavily burdened by the continuation of the previous Bundesliga season and the participation in the final tournament in Lisbon, for the September internationals. We want to give them the necessary regeneration time. This applies specifically to Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka from FC Bayern and Marcel Halstenberg and Lukas Klostermann from RB Leipzig, "said Löw in an interview on the DFB website.
Thilo Kehrer and Julian Draxler from Paris Saint-Germain, who played Bayern Munich in the final of the Champions League, should be part of the squad. "Everyone had phases in which they did not play regularly. They have to get back into a training and competition rhythm," said Löw about the duo and also about Süle and Sané.
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Löw interview on the DFB homepage