Leon Goretzka – forced break after bad Liechtenstein foul
Substitution at halftime
Goretzka actually returns to the square afterwards. The Bayern professional with the bodybuilder upper body played until half time, then national coach Flick took him off the pitch. “He could have continued playing after half-time, but we didn’t want to take any chances and we took him out,” said Flick after the game.
Goretzka is absent against Armenia
And initially gave the all-clear: “He has been examined again, I assume that he can go to Armenia on Saturday”, a short-term flick after the game: “Leon is a player we need – especially in the current situation . It is important because it strengthens the defensive. ”
The exact diagnosis one day later was sobering: Goretzka suffered a bruise in the head and neck area and is therefore not available to the national coach in the last international match of the year. Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Marco Reus are also not traveling to the last World Cup qualifying game “for reasons of stress control”, and Antonio RĂ¼diger is also missing a yellow card.
In the last qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Germany will play in Armenia on Sunday (6 p.m., live radio report on BR24 Radio). The team of the German Football Association (DFB) is already qualified for the World Cup.