Overview
- Coach Dino Toppmöller credits Michael Zetterer with helping deliver a sturdier back line, including a clean sheet at Napoli in the Champions League.
- Kaua Santos was removed from the lineup following a late error in Freiburg, though officials still describe him as a number one of the future.
- The goalkeeping hierarchy is declared clear ahead of Sunday’s Mainz match, with Zetterer—signed from Werder Bremen as a backup—now entrenched as first choice.
- Kevin Trapp departed on a three-year deal to FC Paris as the intended No. 2 and says he reached out to Santos after Freiburg to offer support.
- Trapp has recently started and impressed in a league win at Monaco for FC Paris, and reports suggest his longer-term status there remains uncertain.