Die Schwarzgelben was clear in sending Russian side FC Zenit St Petersburg into the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, but it wasn’t all sunshine and the rainbows whistled all the time despite the 4-2 score. “Sokratis suffered unsightly swelling in the Achilles tendon area. ” Head coach Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday about his new candidate for a position in BVB’s overly solicited remedy room. “Today he will only do individual education, so we will have to wait. “The Greek foreigner’s possible absence can still be made up for by the return of Mats Hummels, the 25-year-old “trained normally on Wednesday” after twisting his ankle in a friendly win against Fortuna Düsseldorf earlier this month. Otherwise, Klopp’s only other herbal option in midfield would be to pair young Marian Sarr, doubtful due to a mild thigh sprain, with veteran Manuel Friedrich.
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