Augsburg have been dealt another injury blow ahead of Thursday’s Europa League, round of 32, second-leg tie at Liverpool with midfielder Markus Feulner the seventh player sidelined.

The 34-year-old suffered a broken cheekbone in Sunday’s 1-0 Bundesliga win over bottom side Hanover.

He is due for an operation on Wednesday and will miss Augsburg’s crunch clash at Anfield the following day after the first leg against Liverpool finished goalless in Bavaria.

“It’s bitter news that I won’t be able to play in Liverpool or in the coming weeks,” said Feulner.

Augsburg were already missing playmaker Daniel Baier, who has a fractured ankle, and burly striker Raul Bobadilla, who tore a hamstring in the first leg.

As he prepares to face Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, Augsburg boss Markus Weinzierl also has two of his centre-backs, in South Korean Hong Jeong-Ho and Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker, sidelined.

Former Germany winger Piotr Trochowski and Czech midfielder Jan Moravek are also out with injury.

Source AFP