Germany will be without Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Belarus and Estonia.
Germany coach Joachim Loew left both of his Spain-based players – Kroos and Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen – out of his squad for the games in Minsk on June 8 and in Mainz three days later.
Kroos has a muscular problem and Ter Stegen has a knee injury.
Germany will be without Toni Kroos for upcoming qualifiers against Belarus and Estonia
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was named captain despite missing the last few weeks for Bayern Munich with a calf injury.
Bernd Leno will replace the injured ter Stegen, while Julian Draxler and Jonas Hector also return.
There was no place for Borussia Dortmund forward Mario Gotze despite his return to form.
Kroos has a muscular problem and Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen has a knee injury