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Corona alarm around DFB equipment:
The international match of the German soccer team in the Nations League Saturday (starting at 8.45pm LIVETICKER) in Leipzig is on the brink: four players from Ukraine, opponents, and a team manager tested positive for Corona.
The Ukrainian association announced on Friday evening. (Nations League results and schedule)
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“We arrived today to train. These four players stayed in the hotel, they are isolated. Tomorrow another test awaits us. Until now we have been waiting for information about the match, especially from UEFA,” national coach Andrei Shevchenko said on the website of the federation. .
Jarmolenko, a former BVB star, was also infected
According to more information, these are the players Andrej Jarmolenko (once in the service of Borussia Dortmund), Viktor Zygankow, Wiktor Kowalenko, Serhij Sydortschuk and team manager Wadym Komardin.
The appropriate players and the team manager were isolated.
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A cancellation of the game at this time means that SPORT1-Information not yet. The final decision is made by the local health department in Leipzig and not by the German Football Association (DFB), also regarding a possible quarantine for the entire Ukraine team.
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Another series of tests will take place on Saturday. According to European Football Union (UEFA) regulations, matches are played according to plan as long as a team has 13 players (12 outfield players, one goalkeeper) available.
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If Ukraine cannot compete, the German team would earn a 3-0 victory at the Green Table.
Particularly bitter for Ukraine: the team had already had a series of failures due to corona infections in October. Also in the 1: 2 defeat of the first leg against the DFB team on October 11, Ukraine was severely weakened by the crown.
Ukraine recently had a strong weakening of the crown
“There were guys who recovered faster and who felt better,” Shevchenko said recently. “With some of them we can see that it is still a bit difficult for them.”
Notable: In a 1: 7 bankruptcy against world champion France, Ukraine had to bench their 45-year-old goalkeeping coach Alexander Schowkowski.
Test results for DFB on Saturday
There were crown tests at the DFB on Friday, the results will be available on Saturday.
The team prepares as if the game is unfolding.
In purely sporting terms, the national coach Joachim Löw has 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers available.
