Overview
- Goalkeeper Thomas Dähne missed Tuesday’s session due to illness, the club confirmed.
- Raphael Schifferl and Philipp Maier were limited to gym work as part of planned load management.
- Florian Niederlechner continued individual training and is not yet back with the full squad.
- Coach Markus Kauczinski said he has found no single cause for the recent muscle issues, with Jesper Verlaat, Manuel Pfeifer and Sean Dulic out for Rot-Weiss Essen and Tunay Deniz, Sigurd Haugen and Max Christiansen still sidelined long term.
- Managing director Manfred Paula praised academy prospects Noah Klose, Damjan Dordan and Loris Husic as near-term options, with Dordan under consideration for a starting role.