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Injured Ellyes Skhiri and Jonas Hector watched the match between 1. FC Köln and TSG Hoffenheim from the stands.
1. FC Köln will have to do without Ellyes Skhiri against TSG Hoffenheim. The Tunisian broke his cheekbone against 1. FC Slovacko.
How long will Ellyes Skhiri (27) be missing from FC?
The Cologne midfielder broke his cheekbone during Slovacko’s victory on Friday (28 October 2022)! “Sky” reported the diagnosis for the first time.
Licensing manager Thomas Kessler (36) has confirmed a facial injury at the request of EXPRESS.de and hopes for a “quick return”.
1. FC Köln: Still no predictions for the return of Ellyes Skhiri
Before the Hoffenheim kick-off, FC announced: “Ellyes Skhiri should resume training with a special mask soon.”
According to Kessler, it is not yet possible to make a serious statement on downtime, but a lightning-fast comeback on Thursday (November 3, 9pm) in the Conference League cracker against Nice cannot be ruled out!
The Cologne cross-country runner received an involuntary blow from Slovackos Merchas Doski (22) at Uherské Hradiste after 70 minutes and was groomed for a long time on the lawn. After the return flight, a check-up at the clinic followed.
Downtime after zygomatic fractures varies greatly. Former Darmstadt player Serdar Dursun (31), for example, was fractured in February and returned to the field for Fenerbahce Istanbul just five days later wearing a mask. Can Skhiri do something similar?
Ellyes Skhiri hot for the second participation in the World Cup with Tunisia
BVB pro Thomas Meunier (31) broke his cheekbone on 19 October in the DFB Cup against Hannover 96, nine days before the Cologne game against Slovacko. Dortmund will certainly have to do without the Belgian in the sprint at the end of the year. After the “successful” operation, Meunier said he was “full of hopes of being able to take part in the World Cup with Belgium”.
Important for Skhiri: even his participation in the World Championship does not seem to be in danger. The 27-year-old looks forward to his second world championship after 2018.
In Russia the preliminary round is over, in Qatar his Tunisians will face Denmark (November 22, 14), Australia (November 26, 11) and France (November 30, 16) in Group D.
The only fact so far is that Skhiri was absent from FC on Sunday against TSG Hoffenheim (1-1). Linton Maina (23), on the other hand, was able to play from the start despite being replaced by Slovacko (thigh problems).
For coach Steffen Baumgart (50), who had to do without ten professionals – in addition to injured top performers such as Jonas Hector (32) and Dejan Ljubicic (25) also the suspended Luca Kilian (23) – every player in form counts . In addition to Skhiri, Hector and Jan Thielmann (20) could return to being options against Nice.
