Luca Pellegrini has to pass against Olympique Marseille. The Juve loan increases Eintracht’s personnel worries before the second Champions League group game. Meanwhile, Sebastian Rode could return.
Things could be better for Eintracht at the moment. After the bitter bankruptcy at the start of the Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg also had to admit defeat in the Bundesliga on Saturday. To make matters worse, Juve loan Luca Pellegrini increases personnel worries.
On Tuesday (9 p.m.) the SBU continues in the premier class in Marseille. After the initial defeat against Sporting, coach Oliver Glasner’s team is already under pressure to play against OM. However, he has to do without Luca Pellegrini against the southern French.
The 23-year-old is definitely out of the second group game due to thigh problems. As a result, he had to pass on the fifth Bundesliga matchday against Leipzig. Doubly bitter for Eintracht: Christopher Lenz is also injured, and there are no other trained left-backs in the squad.
How does Glasner solve the bottleneck on the left?
It remains to be seen how Glasner will react to this. Since Jérôme Onguéné and Almamy Touré cannot play either, only veteran Timothy Chandler would be an option in a back four. It would also be possible to return to a back three with two rail players on the wing. While Ansgar Knauff would be the obvious option on the right, Chandler or offensive man Jesper Lindström could play on the left.
But there is also good news from the SBU camp. Captain Sebastian Rode was present at the final training and will fly to Marseille. Whether he can play against Olympique should only be decided on the day of the game in consultation with Glasner and the doctors. Only a joker bet would come into question. In the meantime, you will not risk anything with the 31-year-old.
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Source: Stern
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