Aycicek and Kroos return - Bargfrede unavailable

Levent Aycicek was back on board in training on Thursday (photo: nph)
First Team
Thursday, 19.02.2015 / 22:29

Levent Aycicek and Felix Kroos were able to return to full training on Thursday, after both midfielders had minor problems the day before. Aycicek had complained about a...

Levent Aycicek and Felix Kroos were able to return to full training on Thursday, after both midfielders had minor problems the day before. Aycicek had complained about a knock to the shin, while Kroos rolled his ankle towards the end of Wednesday's training session.

Both players received immediate treatment at Viktor Skripnik's request in order to be fit the next day. "I always prefer to have players get treatment right away, rather than them gritting their teeth and possibly making it worse," said Skripnik, explaining why precautions were taken over Aycicek and Kroos.

However, Philipp Bargfrede will definitely be unavailable against FC Schalke 04. The midfielder has not been able to take part any of this week's training sessions due to a back problem. Sebastian Prödl's chances to make the squad have improved, with the centre back completing all training sessions without any problems. "We won't rush a decision; we'll take things day by day," said Skripnik during Thursday's press conference and added: "We are happy that Basti has returned."

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