Overview
- Ground staff used pitch heating and snow clearance to make multiple Volkspark grass fields playable, allowing a return to grass training on Sunday.
- The club dropped contingency plans for a short camp in Spain or Turkey and will prepare at home for the January 10 match in Freiburg.
- Fabio Baldé’s knee knock is not believed to be serious according to initial checks, but he has come down with a feverish flu and remains out short term.
- Robert Glatzel continued individualized rehab work and has a key examination on Monday to determine if he can resume full team training.
- Ransford Königsdörffer and Giorgi Gocholeishvili rejoined group work after illness, while Jean-Luc Dompé completed most of the session and is reported as likely to travel to Freiburg.