...INJURY REPORT

Aster Vranckx has suspended this week until today. Today he was back on the pitch. Now we have to see how he reacts to it. Luckily his knee didn't suffer any major damage. Cedric Zesiger has suffered an ankle injury. Today he attempted to run for the first time this week. We hope he makes it into the squad, also due to Sebastiaan Bornauw's suspension. Kevin Paredes was lucky that his knee remained stable and his lower leg didn't suffer anything apart from swelling. He is back in full training and is therefore involved.

…INJURY REPORT

Fabian Holland and Fraser Hornby are still out injured. Klaus Gjasula pelvic and abdominal muscle contusion, Clemens Riedel ankle problems, Sebastian Polter and Bartol Franjic both infections as well as Braydon Manu rehab after a torn muscle fiber and Matthias Bader nose operation are also out. Marvin Mehlem is again an option for the squad.

…REST OF THE SEASON

Of course we are all very disappointed about the relegation. But we have the expectation, every single player must also have the expectation of finishing the season professionally - starting with the game in Wolfsburg. The main focus is on the players and how they will play in the upcoming games. We started training again yesterday. The boys have a good tension and are ready to make a good impression. After all, you have the privilege of playing in the first division. Therefore, they should play the games professionally. For this we need a certain pressure and a certain tension, but also a certain amount of looseness. After all, VfL Wolfsburg still needs the last points to be completely safe in this tight relegation battle. After that, it's all about international business for Hoffenheim. And then we have a big highlight with Borussia Dortmund that every player can apply for in a training week and in the games beforehand.

##…ABOUT THE MATCH

VfL Wolfsburg has undergone a coaching change to counteract relegation concerns. If you know what is being invested at VfL and what quality there is, it is surprising in which regions Wolfsburg are this season. VfL has a team with outstanding individual players. There was a red card for Wolfsburg in the first leg, but we couldn't take advantage of it. We don't like losing to a team twice in a season. That's why we want to win the second leg against VfL Wolfsburg - that's how we go to Wolfsburg.

...SQUAD PLANNING

We are checking and considering. Paul also makes his own impressions during training sessions and games. But no final decisions have been made yet. However, with players like Julian Justvan and Tim Skarke, we know that it will be very difficult to keep them. Tim, for example, scored eight goals for the bottom team. With Julian we also saw that the loan was fruitful. Overall, all of the loan players contributed so much that they wanted to get the most out of it. That's why the clubs also see that they have a benefit when they give players to us on loan.