Germany suffers double loss of Musiala and Havertz in the Nations League

In the pre‑match training ahead of the game against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, Jamal Musiala felt a sharp pain in his right thigh and had to leave the warm‑up, while Kai Havertz left the pitch after a hard challenge from Quinten Timber in the 28th minute. The German Football Association (DFB) confirmed that both forwards will leave the squad of the Mannschaft earlier than planned.

Injuries and departure from the camp

According to the DFB statement, Musiala suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh; medical examinations confirmed the injury and the player will travel to Munich for his recovery, without specifying the severity or the length of his absence. In the same match, Havertz suffered a muscle strain after Timber's challenge, who also received a yellow card; he was substituted by Younes Ebnoutalib a few minutes later.

To cover the absences, Amiri replaced Musiala in the playmaker role in the final minute of the warm‑up. In addition, Jonathan Burkardt and Florian Wirtz will join the squad this Friday, earlier than initially planned.

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Implications for Klopp's squad selection

Jürgen Klopp had called up 44 players divided into two squads: the first for the fixtures in Amsterdam against the Netherlands (1‑1) and in Augsburg against Greece, and the second, from Monday, for the Nations League matches against Serbia in Munich (October 1) and against Greece in Thessaloniki (October 4). The double absence represents a significant setback for the German coach's tactical plans.

Defender Mats Dumfries said: “He’s a great player, but we already know what it’s about.” For his part, Yaca Garcia‑Planas chose not to go into detail to avoid issues.

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