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Cologne fear for Hübers: Serious knee injury threatens the defense chief!
On October 28th, 2025, FC Cologne will play against Bayern in the DFB Cup, but injuries are plaguing the team, especially Hübers.
Cologne fear for Hübers: Serious knee injury threatens the defense chief!
Cologne will face FC Bayern in the DFB Cup today, but the mood in the team could not be tense after defense chief Timo Hübers was ruled out due to a serious knee injury. This injury occurred during an unfortunate challenge with Serhou Guirassy, after which the player had to be taken off the pitch in pain. According to coach Lukas Kwasniok, Hübers, who suffered cruciate ligament tears in 2016 and 2018, will be out for several months because an operation is imminent. “We are very sorry for him, he was lying on the stretcher in pain,” said Kwasniok. Sportschau reports.
The Cologne team now has to overcome their sixth defeat in a row, most recently against Dortmund 0-1, as quickly as possible. The decisive goal came in added time, which made the wounds even deeper. In this tense situation, the young Martel will now move into the center of defense to replace Hübers. Coach Kwasniok also has the option of positioning Krauß more defensively if the midfield needs stronger protection. Kicker recorded.
The expected line-up of Cologne
The team that will play against Munich looks like this:
- Torwart: Zieler
- Abwehr: Schmied, Martel, Özkacar
- Mittelfeld: Sebulonsen, Lund, Huseinbasic, Johannesson
- Angriff: Bülter, Kaminski, S. El Mala
Schwäbe, Gazibegovic, Heintz, Telle, Castro-Montes, Kainz, Krauß, Maina, Ache and Waldschmidt were on the reserve bench. Adamyan, M. El Mala, Harchaoui, Kilian, Köbbing, Kujovic and Thielmann have to forego the challenge. Thielmann is currently battling a torn muscle fiber and Kilian is in rehab after a torn cruciate ligament.
Injuries in European football
Concerns about injuries are not just a Cologne problem. According to a recent study by insurance broker Howden, injury rates in Europe's top leagues have increased for the third year in a row. The Bundesliga leads the statistics with 1,255 injuries. This development contributes to the ongoing criticism of the increasing burden caused by the dense schedule in top-level football, even if the Champions League preliminary round this season for the first time comprises eight and no longer six games. ZDF reported today.
The Cologne city community is keeping its fingers crossed for Timo Hübers that he gets back to his old form as quickly as possible. The players now have an important challenge ahead of them - they want to set an example against Bayern tonight with motivation and team spirit, even if the team is weighed down by injury concerns. Who knows, maybe it will be a game that can heal the sore hearts of Cologne!