Karetsas injury update
Borussia Dortmund confirmed Konstantinos Karetsas sustained a ligament injury in his foot after coming on in the 62nd minute and lasting only eight minutes in the 0-0 draw at Union Berlin. The academy graduate will miss the trip to Baku and Saturday’s game with Eintracht Frankfurt, but the club say the lay-off should be shorter than first feared.
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HSV moved by fan gesture
Hamburg celebrated a late 1-0 win over VfB Stuttgart and the club highlighted a touching pre-match moment: coach Merlin Polzin invited a visually impaired fan into the team meeting to inspire the players. Miro Muheim’s 88th-minute goal sealed the victory; after the match he held up a shirt of injured captain Nicolai Remberg in tribute.
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Gladbach’s winless start
Borussia Mönchengladbach sit bottom of the Bundesliga after six games without a point, prompting analysis of historically poor season starts. The article reviews past examples and places Gladbach’s current run in context, while the club looks for ways to halt the slide and register their first points of the campaign.
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Stuttgart brace in Europe
VfB Stuttgart head into Tuesday’s Champions League meeting with Atlético Madrid having claimed maximum points from their first two group games: a 3-1 win at Viking Stavanger and a 3-0 victory at Slovan Bratislava. The club acknowledge Atlético’s quality but will aim to continue their strong European form at home in Bad Cannstatt.
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Leipzig look to Madrid recovery
RB Leipzig travel to Real Madrid on Matchday 3 of the Champions League determined to move on from a heavy 1-6 defeat by Bayern Munich. The squad hope to show a different profile in Spain; midfield figure Rocco Reitz urged the group to put the Munich setback behind them, and former player Yan Diomandé will return to face his old club.
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Füllkrug three-time MOTM
Niclas Füllkrug has been named the official Bundesliga Man of the Match three times in Werder Bremen’s six league outings so far this season, including the Matchday 6 2-2 draw with Paderborn. The league’s season-wide Man of the Match listing highlights Füllkrug’s consistent influence in Bremen’s campaign to date.
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