FC St. Pauli

Next up for the Boys in Brown is an away game at third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday (17.30 CET). Head coach Alexander Blessin spoke to the media in the run-up and here’s the pick of what he had to say…

An MRI scan conducted at the ENDO Clinic on Monday has revealed that Elias Saad sustained a structural muscle injury in his right thigh before Saturday’s home defeat against VfB Stuttgart.

FC St. Pauli lost by the only goal at home to VfB Stuttgart in front of a packed Millerntor on Saturday afternoon. In a high-octane encounter the Boys in Brown were reduced to ten when Siebe Van der Heyden was dismissed on 57. The visitors finally capitalised when Nick Woltemade hit a late winner before Nikola Vasilj was sent off for two bookable offences in the fifth minute of time added on.