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National coach Joachim Löw nominated a 29-man squad around newcomers Mahmoud Dahoud and Jonas Hofmann for upcoming international matches. Nine stars, including captain Manuel Neuer and other Bayern players, return. On the other hand, in addition to the injured Leroy Sané, Thilo Kehrer and Marc-André ter Stegen, İlkay Gündoğan, who recently suffered from Corona, is missing.
The DFB team will face Turkey next Wednesday in Cologne. The Munich team, the recently ill Toni Kroos and Leipzig returnees Marcel Halstenberg and Lukas Klostermann will not be used according to Löw. Three days later, he waits in the crown risk area of Kiev against Ukraine with the best possible team for the first Nations League victory. On October 13 there will be another second leg against Switzerland in the Nations League in Cologne. There was a 1-1 draw against Spain at the beginning of September, as in Stuttgart.
“We let the players come in two stages and we are basically planning with two different teams,” said the national coach. The named players will only arrive in Cologne on Tuesday and then train on Wednesday. “I’m not planning the game against Turkey with them,” Löw said.
After the test match, the 60-year-old will decide who will travel to the game against Ukraine in the crown risk area of Kiev. “The regulations stipulate a maximum of 23 players for UEFA matches anyway,” said Löw: “And as far as the pandemic is concerned, we will again take all measures to keep the risk of infection as low as possible.”
Henrichs returns
Neuer was absent after the Champions League win with Bayern, as were his clubmates Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka. The quartet is now back as Halstenberg and Klostermann. His new teammate Benjamin Henrichs returns after a three-year break from the DFB.
Dahoud’s nomination is a surprise. The midfielder has played 22 games for the DFB Under-21s, but is still a substitute player for Dortmund. In the Super Cup against Bayern Dahoud he played more than 90 minutes, in the Bundesliga he has played seven minutes this season. Last season, the 24-year-old played twelve times in the league with BVB, but only once during the 90 minutes. Competition is fierce in Dortmund, but Dahoud has been unable to seize his opportunities in the past.
