Injured Götze to miss Frankfurt's game against Augsburg
Frankfurt's Mario Goetze sits injured on the pitch during the UEFA Europa League quarter final second leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham Hotspur at Deutsche Bank Park. Uwe Anspach/dpa
Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Mario Götze will miss the Bundesliga match against Augsburg on Sunday due to injury, coach Dino Toppmöller said.
Götze suffered a thigh injury during the 1-0 defeat to Tottenham in the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday and had to be subbed off in the 17th minute.
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"Mario Götze is still undergoing tests, so we'll have to wait. He definitely won't be available for the match in Augsburg, but the other lads are all ready for the game," Toppmöller said in a news conference on Friday.
The defeat resulted in Frankfurt's elimination from the Europa League.
"None of us slept well – Rasmus (Kristensen) didn't sleep at all. We need to shake off the disappointment as quickly as possible," the coach said.
Frankfurt need to quickly shift their focus to the Bundesliga as they aim to qualify for the Champions League. They are third, but only five points ahead Mainz, who's the first team out of the qualification zone.
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"We need to turn our focus back to the Bundesliga as quickly as possible. We've won three of our last four league matches and want to carry this confidence forward into this game," Toppmöller said.
Goalkeeper Kevin Trapp could make his comeback against Augsburg. He returned to team training from injury on Wednesday, but the game against Tottenham came too early for him.
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