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Isn’t just Hübers canceled? FC professional with “whole body cramp”
Updated 10/26/2025 – 1:49 p.mReading time: 22 minutes
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Sunday, October 26, 2025
Timo Hübers, who suffered a serious knee injury on Saturday evening, was not the only 1. FC Köln professional who was substituted due to injury in the 1-0 defeat in Dortmund. After just 55 minutes, another Cologne defender, Cenk Özkacar, was hit.
However, Lukas Kwasniok was able to give the all-clear to the nine-time Turkish international. Özkacar, who was in Cologne’s Bundesliga starting eleven for the first time, “simply hasn’t played for a while,” explained the FC coach and stated: “He had a full-body cramp, which is why we had to act.” There appears to be no structural injury that would result in failure.
Friday, October 24, 2025
1. FC Cologne may not be threatened with a double failure on the offensive in Dortmund. While Jan Thielmann will definitely be missing in the coming weeks due to a torn muscle fiber, Linton Maina returned to team training on Friday morning. The winger sat out Thursday due to illness.
“Linton can hurt the opponent with his speed, but he has seemed a bit sniffy in the last few days. We’ll have to see how much he suffers and whether he’ll be available to us again at the weekend,” said coach Lukas Kwasniok, leaving open the prospect of playing for BVB. Maina’s return on Friday gives hope.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
1. FC Köln will have to be without Jan Thielmann for weeks. As Lukas Kwasniok confirmed on Thursday, the striker will be out at least until the next international break with a torn muscle fiber. This means that the 23-year-old will not only be missing from FC at the weekend against BVB, but also in the DFB Cup against FC Bayern and in the Bundesliga against Hamburger SV and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In addition to Thielmann, Linton Maina, another offensive player, is also wobbling. Maina reported sick on Thursday and is also threatening to fill in for the game at Borussia Dortmund. Kwasniok, on the other hand, announced that Said El Mala could move into the starting line-up. “We don’t have as many options up front if two of us break away,” said Kwasniok. “Then the likelihood that Said will get more playing time has increased.”