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Under-21 to be without Amiri and Öztunali

Germany under-21s will have to do without Nadiem Amiri and Levin Oztunali for their European Championship Qualifier with Azerbaijan on Friday.

Hoffenheim forward Amiri will miss out with a foot injury while Mainz’s Öztunali complained of a pelvic and lumbar problem ahead of the game in Cottbus.

There absence hurts because both players have our style of play engrained in them already,” said head coach Stefan Kuntz. They were both at the Euros in the Summer and have valuable experience. But now it gives other players in the squad the chance to step forward.”

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Germany under-21s will have to do without Nadiem Amiri and Levin Oztunali for their European Championship Qualifier with Azerbaijan on Friday.

Hoffenheim forward Amiri will miss out with a foot injury while Mainz’s Öztunali complained of a pelvic and lumbar problem ahead of the game in Cottbus.

There absence hurts because both players have our style of play engrained in them already,” said head coach Stefan Kuntz. They were both at the Euros in the Summer and have valuable experience. But now it gives other players in the squad the chance to step forward.”