The Manchester United midfielder was hurt toward the end of training on Tuesday, and the extent of the injury was determined in Munich by Germany team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt.
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Schweinsteiger was actually being challenged by another player when he suffered the injury, German football federation media director Ralf Koettker later said. The fierce attacking options at Löw’s disposal are frightening, with the likes of Thomas Muller, Marco Reus, Mesut Ozil and Karim Bellarabi expecting to start in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
England will be without Ryan Bertrand for Saturday’s trip to face Germany, but will not call up a replacement for the Southampton left-back.
“Whether it is in the first game and or later, it is important for Bastian to be there”.
“But we are definitely looking forward to that, the opponents are good and we definitely want to show something”. They’re both athletic enough to get back and are obviously very good on the ball.
Mueller also had reassuring words for Mario Goetze, who has been languishing on the bench at Bayern despite having recovered from an injury but blossoms when playing for Germany.
“I know what he can do, what he brings”. I am going there to try to get a game.
However, although England haven’t won much apart from the World Cup in 1966, there have been many games that fans will cherish forever. There is some good competition for places.
Cazeneuve said: “The events in Brussels remind us of the very high level of security which is necessary to ensure Euro 2016 is successful”.
“I’m English, I’ve always wanted to play for England but it’s out of my hands”. He can do decisive things.
The German Mannschaft, the French Bleus, and thousands of spectators were trapped in the Stade de France as suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a friendly game and carnage broke out in central Paris.
“They make us all a bit more pensive”.
In part that is due to the debacle that was their 2014 World Cup campaign, in which they lost twice and drew once-against Costa Rica-and were dumped out at the group stages.
“The security arrangements will be discussed internally, of course”.
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“But there is still a relatively long way to the European championships. We’re concentrating fully on the sporting aspect”.
