Julian Draxler recalled to the national team for the first time in a year, was injured on Wednesday and will leave the group on Friday, without having been able to participate in either the home game on Thursday against Liechtenstein (Wolfsburg, 8.45 p.m. local), or the trip to Armenia on Sunday .
These two qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup are without stake for the Mannschaft, which has already validated its ticket for Qatar.
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"It really pains me for him", assured Flick Wednesday night, "because Julian had done a very good training and showed all his qualities".
This injury is a blow to Draxler's ambitions for the national team.
Summoned for the first time by Hansi Flick, the player with 56 caps hoped to regain his place in the perspective of the World Cup.
His last match in the four-star jersey dates back to October 2020 against Switzerland (3-3) under the Joachim Löw era.
He had not been called up for the Euro in 2021.
2014 world champion with Germany having played 14 minutes in total during the tournament, he lived at Paris SG a comparable adventure, accumulating titles without ever having been an indisputable part of the team.
