Bachmann and Younes return to team training

The Royal Blues began their new week of training on Tuesday morning (28/01) ahead of the home match against 1. FC Magdeburg (01/02). Two players were able to make partial returns.

Janik Bachmann and Amin Younes have returned to complete parts of team training, each for the first time in the new calendar year. Both players sustained minor knee injuries shortly before Christmas.

Four players underwent individual training sessions. This included Derry John Murkin, Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Emil Højlund, as well as Kenan Karaman. The captain retains slight discomfort following the game at home to 1. FC Nürnberg.

Mauro Zalazar remains unavailable to the Knappen while on international duty with Uruguay. He is currently away at the U-20 South American Championship in Venezuela. Zalazar and his team most recently celebrated a 6-0 win over Paraguay in the early hours of Tuesday morning to secure back-to-back wins at the start of the group stage.