Michael Ballack will not travel to Kharkiv with the team. The midfielder has an irritation in his knee.
Bayer 04’s players will leave Dusseldorf Airport for the Ukraine on Wednesday morning. There they will play Metalist Kharkiv in the Europa League on Thursday (kick-off 17:00 CET). The team will return to Leverkusen on Thursday night. Michael Ballack will stay at home for medical treatment and individual rehabilitation sessions.