1. FC Union Berlin has to do without midfield stabilizer Rani Khedira for the time being due to a calf injury.
The Bundesliga club, which is in danger of relegation, said that investigations had shown that the 29-year-old had to take a break from team training. As usual, Union did not provide any information about the duration of the break.
Khedira injured his left calf in a duel during training on Wednesday and canceled the session. In the summer he injured his other calf in the cup game against FC-Astoria Walldorf and was out for weeks. Union plunged into a deep crisis without its organizer.
On January 13th we go to 15th place in the table. in the Bundesliga against SC Freiburg again for points against relegation (3:30 p.m./Sky). Even after that, the Berliners have to play away twice: in Mainz and in the catch-up game at FC Bayern Munich (January 24th).