Stuttgart – The VfB Stuttgart must in the relegation battle Bundesliga get by without defender Pascal Stenzel (26) for the time being.
Defender Pascal Stenzel (26) from VfB Stuttgart unfortunately has to sit out. © Tom Weller/dpa
The 26-year-old tore a muscle fiber in his thigh in the home game against 1. FC Köln (3-0) last Saturday, as the Swabians announced on Tuesday.
Stenzel will be out for two to three weeks, it said. The full-back was only substituted on in the closing stages of the game.
Next Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) VfB is at the bottom of the table FC Schalke 04 to guest.
