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Füchse Berlin Playmaker Nils Lichtlein Sidelined for Weeks With Adductor Injury

His withdrawal leaves Germany one player light for Sunday’s Munich warm-up.

Overview

  • The 23-year-old suffered the adductor injury during Thursday’s European Championship tune-up against Iceland.
  • Füchse Berlin said he will be out for the next several weeks.
  • He has left the national-team camp and will miss Sunday’s second friendly in Munich’s SAP Garden.
  • Head coach Alfred Gislason will go into the game with a 15-man squad.
  • Füchse CEO Bob Hanning called it a heavy setback after Fabian Wiede’s absence and said academy players will cover as Lichtlein undergoes further tests in Berlin following recent shoulder issues.