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Berlin (AP) - Hertha BSC has to do without ex-world champion Sami Khedira, who is injured in the calf, in the third game in a row.
Attacking player Matheus Cunha, on the other hand, returns to the starting line-up of the Berlin Bundesliga team after a three-week injury break on Sunday (3.30 p.m. / Sky) against Bayer Leverkusen.
«Cunha is back.
That's nice, ”said coach Pal Dardai on Friday.
With the 21-year-old Brazilian, the Hertha coach hopes above all for more punch on the offensive.
“He's a player who has the quality to finish the action, be it an assist or a goal.
He can provoke standards.
That increases the likelihood that we will score goals, ”said Dardai.
Most recently, Cunha was absent due to a muscle injury in her thigh.
Sports director Arne Friedrich also has high hopes for the dribble artist.
"When a Matheus Cunha is on the field, it is not nice for any opponent," said the former international.
Dardai called for a courageous style of play against Bayer.
“From now on every game is a must-play.
We want to win and score every game.
Every point we collect counts, ”said the Hungarian.
Before the 26th matchday, the Berliners are with 21 points with major relegation concerns on the relegation rank.
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