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Einsatz von Howedes gegen ManUnited offenUse against United on open: Benedikt Howedes © SID-IMAGES/Getty Images /.

Runners-up Schalke 04 fears before the first leg of the semi-finals in the Champions League against Manchester United on Tuesday further for the use of Benedikt Howedes.


Gelsenkirchen (SID) - Football Championship runners-up Schalke 04 fears before the first leg of the semi-finals in the Champions League against Manchester United on Tuesday (8.45 pm / Sat. 1 and sky) next to the use of Benedikt Howedes. The Defender has to a belly Muskelzerrung.


"At Howedes the decision will fall at the earliest perhaps only after the evening session Tuesday morning." "It was clear that it would be a race against the clock," said coach Ralf Rangnick: "We will take definitely no coated risk." "We have also a replay match."


Kyriakos Papadopoulos, at the 0: 1-defeat against the 1st FC Kaiserslautern was missing because of muscular problems, is available as a possible replacement for Howedes four chain according to Rangnick most likely. Peer Kluge, who had to pause because of an abdominal muskelfaser break is "at least once again a candidate for the squad" according to the trainer.