Julian Malatini Injury: Ankle injury leads to sidelines

Malatini (ankle) is out for Saturday's match against Leverkusen, according to manager Horst Steffen.

Malatini was a starter in the opener but will now head to the sidelines after he suffered an ankle injury in the same contest. This will leave the club a bit low in the defense once again, likely forcing Yukinari Sugawara to find the starting XI in his debut. The hope will be that Malatini can recover after the international break, giving him around two weeks to work on his fitness.