Overview

• BILD reports the centre-back picked up a thigh muscle injury in U21 training that could be a muscle-fiber tear, with official medical confirmation still pending.
• The 20-year-old was a late call-up by coach Antonio Di Salvo, suffered the injury at RB Leipzig's training ground, and left camp before the match in Jena.
• The setback casts doubt on his availability for upcoming league games against Preußen Münster, SC Paderborn and Hertha BSC, and Dresden have already trialed alternatives in a test versus Regensburg.
• Pauli is on loan from 1. FC Köln and had established himself as a first-choice central defender for the newly promoted side.
• This latest issue follows a severe concussion last winter and an ankle ligament injury during the summer preparation.