Werder Bremen to face St. Pauli without Coulibaly | OneFootball

Heading into Sunday's Bundesliga clash with FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen coach Daniel Thioune will have to make at least one forced change from last week’s 0-3 defeat to Bayern Munich.

Karim Coulibaly is sidelined with a thigh injury and will need to be replaced in the starting lineup.

“I got a lot of what I wanted to see. There won’t be too many changes this time,” Thioune said ahead of the game.

“Karim is out, which is a shame, and we will have to react to that. 

"He’s doing okay overall, but I don’t want to predict how long it will take for him to return. You’ll have to wait and see how I'll compensate for his absence,” he added.

Thioune could possibly deploy Junior Malatini alongside Niklas Stark and Marco Friedl in central defence – or switch to a four-man backline.

In addition to Coulibaly, Werder will also be without Maximilian Wöber (muscular issues), Amos Pieper (minor procedure), Wesley Adeh (ligament tear), Mitchell Weiser (ACL tear), and Victor Boniface (knee surgery).