Na serious blow for VfB Stuttgart as dem dey miss one of their key players, Jamie Leweling, for their Bundesliga match against FC Augsburg. The 25-year-old winger no fit play because of muscle problems, just like how he miss their Europa League match against FC Porto three days before. This one happen as national team coach Julian Nagelsmann dey gather players for World Cup qualifier matches.
The match wey go hold on Sunday evening na the last game before the international break for both teams. For VfB Stuttgart, dem dey currently occupy fourth position for Bundesliga table, while FC Augsburg dey for tenth position. The match go start by 7:30 PM local time and Dazn go show am live for streaming, with Max Siebald as presenter and Tobias Schweinsteiger as expert commentator.
According to reports wey come from Stuttgart media, Leweling no go travel with the team to Augsburg because of the muscle injury. This one mean say the national team player no go feature for the Bundesliga clash, and dem no sure yet if he go join the German national team camp for Herzogenaurach where dem dey prepare for matches against Switzerland and Ghana.
For the match itself, VfB Stuttgart dey try make dem no collect another loss after dem don exit Europa League. The team don remain unbeaten for their last five Bundesliga matches, and dem dey look forward to maintain their fourth position wey fit qualify them for Champions League next season. FC Augsburg on their own side don lose their last two Bundesliga matches, but dem still dey middle of the table with nothing serious to worry about for relegation or European qualification.
The first leg match between these two teams end with 3-2 victory for VfB Stuttgart, but FC Augsburg lead twice during that game. Deniz Undav score the winning goal for Stuttgart for 80th minute of that match. For this return leg, Stuttgart coach need to find solution without Leweling for their attack.
German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann dey monitor the situation as he dey prepare his squad for important World Cup qualifiers. The matches against Switzerland for Basel and against Ghana for Stuttgart go hold next week, and dem need all their key players to be fit. Leweling’s absence from the Augsburg match dey raise questions about his availability for these important national team games.
For Bundesliga context, this match na important one for VfB Stuttgart as dem dey compete with teams like RB Leipzig for Champions League spots. Their recent 1-0 victory against RB Leipzig don give them advantage, but dem still need to win matches like this one against Augsburg to maintain their position.
The match go stream live on Dazn starting from 6:45 PM with pre-match coverage before the main game begin by 7:30 PM. Marco Hagemann go serve as commentator for the match. Fans wey dey look for where to watch the game no need to worry as Dazn get exclusive rights for Sunday Bundesliga matches.
As the international break approach, both teams dey hope say their players no go collect injuries wey go affect their national team commitments. For VfB Stuttgart, the absence of Leweling na big concern, but dem still get other quality players wey fit step up for the important away match against FC Augsburg.
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