Shuto Machino Injury: Will miss season opener

Machino (calf) has resumed partial team training this week as expected but the season opener against Hamburger SV will come too soon for him, the club announced.

Machino will miss the season opener against the red shorts on Sunday due to a calf injury. The Japanese forward was back in partial team training this week as expected but the game will come too soon for him. That said, it is still unclear what role Machino will have in Gladbach, likely pushing for a starting spot at some point, but his absence does not affect the starting XI for now, although Haris Tabakovic is taking on a larger role in the frontline due to injuries.