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Berlin (dpa) - Hertha BSC will have to play the possibly decisive game for staying in the Bundesliga against 1. FC Cologne without Sami Khedira.
The ex-world champion is still missing on Saturday (3.30 p.m. / Sky) due to a calf injury.
In addition, defense chief Niklas Stark surprisingly only sits on the bench.
Hertha are missing a total of ten injured or suspended professionals.
Jessic Ngankam, winner of the 2-1 win against Schalke on Wednesday, is the last available striker in the starting line-up despite his recent knee problems.
The Cologne team have to do without their captain Jonas Hector, who is not ready for action due to a tear in his leg.
The striker Sebastian Andersson, who was last injured, is in the starting line-up.
Coach Friedhelm Funkel made four changes in the starting line-up compared to the 1: 4 against Freiburg last Sunday.
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Hertha, unbeaten in seven games, would have been 13th in the table.
with currently 34 points with a win the class stay safe, possibly even a draw is enough.
If they lose, Cologne faces the seventh relegation in Bundesliga history.
In 17th place in the table they have 29 points before kick-off.
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