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Cologne (AP) - Markus Gisdol is fighting with four changes in the starting line-up for his job at Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Cologne, but starts again without a trained striker.
In the game against Borussia Dortmund, which is considered the coach's personal final, Rafael Czichos, Kingsley Ehizibue, Ismail Jakobs and Dominick Drexler start compared to the 1: 2 in the previous week at Union Berlin.
In addition to the suspended Jannes Horn, Salih Özcan and Elvis Rexhbecaj, ex-national player Max Meyer surprisingly slipped out of the starting line-up.
Since Sebastian Andersson, contrary to initial hopes, did not make it into the squad and Emmanuel Dennis, who was allegedly courted by BVB before the season, is back on the bench, the Cologne team are once again playing without a real attacker.
For Dortmund, coach Edin Terzic does not make any voluntary change after the 2-0 win against Hertha BSC.
Only Thomas Meunier and Giovanni Reyna join the team for captain Marco Reus and Mateu Morey.
Both are hurt.
Reus got a kick in the Achilles tendon against Berlin, Morey has a strain.
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