Overview

• Sporting director Christoph Freund praised Sacha Boey’s Champions League outing against Chelsea, calling it a top performance and lauding his persistence after an injury-hit start.
• Coach Vincent Kompany publicly backed Boey and emphasized trust in the full squad, framing selection as a response to collective needs rather than individual spotlights.
• Boey is set to start against Hoffenheim with options limited following a spate of absences in defense.
• Josip Stanisic suffered a partial medial‑ligament tear in his right knee and is expected to miss about four weeks, with Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito also unavailable as Raphael Guerreiro works back.
• Boey impressed versus Chelsea with combative tackling and proactive attacking play after coming on in the 51st minute, strengthening his case for continued minutes.