Injured Jansen set to miss out
14 Jun 2008 - 15:46:34
Marcell Jansen looks set to miss Germany's final Group B clash against Austria after suffering a shoulder injury in the 2-1 defeat to Croatia.
However, Lukas Podolski and Philipp Lahm should be able to play in Monday's encounter after recovering from minor knocks.
Team manager Oliver Bierhoff confirmed: "There will be no problem with Podolski or Lahm, but it doesn't look so good for Jansen."
Torsten Frings is looking forward to the game in Vienna, with Germany needing a draw against Austria to reach the quarter-finals.
The midfielder said: "It's going to be a great game. We'll be playing in front of 50,000 fans on a major stage against the hosts. What could be better? It will give us an edge.
"It's our fault this match has taken on the character of a final, but we know we're good enough to beat Austria. If we're tense you could call it a positive form of anticipation.
"This is a much better team than the one that went out in the first phase four years ago in Portugal.
"We've played with this system for four years now and we can't let all the progress we've made hang on one match against Austria. We're not going to change the way we play now."
Germany will also be without the suspended Bastian Schweinsteiger who was sent off against Croatia.