Stuttgart carry lengthy injury list into Champions League fixture
VfB Stuttgart head into their UEFA Champions League fixture on 14 October with a sizeable list of absentees, continuing a theme that has shadowed the club in recent weeks.
Nine players are unavailable for the match, a number that will test the depth of the squad as Stuttgart look to continue their European campaign.
The absentees
Among those missing are Ameen Al Dakhil, sidelined with a knee injury, and Justin Diehl, out with a muscle injury. Tiago Tomas, Dan-Axel Zagadou and Luca Jaquez are also unavailable through muscle injuries, while Maximilian Mittelstadt is absent with a heel injury.
Stefan Drljaca and Leonidas Stergiou are both listed as off the roster for the fixture, adding further depth to the list of players unavailable to feature.
With so many names missing, Stuttgart's options will be stretched for the encounter, which kicks off at 19:00 UTC on 14 October. The scale of the absentee list follows a week in which the club's injury situation had already drawn attention ahead of their domestic fixture.