Germany boss fears Schlotterbeck could miss out | OneFootball

That hurt just watching it. Hamburg's central defender Jordan Torunarigha (28) went over the top in a duel with Nico Schlotterbeck (25). The Dortmund defense chief had to be treated for several minutes. The Bundesliga match of BVB at HSV (1:1) he still played until the end.

Torunarigha was lucky that referee Tobias Reichel (40) didn't even show him a yellow card for the rough action in the 47th minute. In an interview with Sky, Schlotterbeck even defended the culprit. "He went over the top, the ref didn't see it. But I'm not blaming him for it. That's football. I just kept going. It's all good," the Borussia player explained after the final whistle.

Initially, it seemed that Schlotterbeck had gotten off lightly. Playing in the upcoming national team matches in the World Cup qualification against Luxembourg (November 14) and Slovakia (November 17) didn't seem to be in jeopardy.

Will a club colleague replace Schlotterbeck?

But two days after the match at the Volksparkstadion, Julian Nagelsmann (38) is worried about the BVB defender. At the DFB press conference on Monday, he commented on Schlotterbeck's health condition. "The foot swelled up overnight. We have to wait and see how it develops over the next few days," revealed the national coach. He added that the team doctor is looking into it, but a clear diagnosis is not yet available.

Nagelsmann continued: "I only saw a picture of the foot. It didn't look great." Therefore, it is currently uncertain whether Schlotterbeck will be able to return to the training field later in the week.

So far, the native of Waiblingen has played 22 times for the national team. In the important 1-0 away win against Northern Ireland in mid-October, he played the full 90 minutes. The beneficiary of a Schlotterbeck absence could be his club colleague Waldemar Anton (29), who could take the central defense position alongside Jonathan Tah (29). Malick Thiaw (24) is also an option.

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