Head coach Florian Kohfeldt confirmed the squad he will have at his disposal for Friday night’s DFB-Pokal semi-final against RB Leipzig (20:30 CEST). At Thursday’s pre-match press conference, Kohfeldt reported that Marco Friedl will miss the match with a hip injury. “Marco won’t be ready in time for the game after the injury he picked up against Union Berlin, but all of the rest of the boys have a good chance of playing,” explained SVW’s head coach.
Milos Veljkovic will be available wearing his custom-made facemask after his broken nose. Niclas Füllkrug trained this week after his broken toe, while Ömer Toprak (calf injury) and Leonardo Bittencourt (capsule injury) could both make their comebacks.
Kohfeldt reiterated in his press conference ahead of the match at the wohninvest WESERSTADION that he will not be putting any players at risk. “I’m aware of the responsibility I have to the players. They will only play if there’s no risk of them exacerbating existing injury concerns.”
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