Andrej Kramarić starts for Hoffenheim despite knee injury concerns

Hoffenheim forward Andrej Kramarić started in the Bundesliga match against Schalke 04, despite recently withdrawing from the Croatian national team due to health issues.

Croatia national team coach Slaven Bilić previously confirmed that Kramarić would miss upcoming Nations League fixtures against England and the Czech Republic. Bilić stated that the player is experiencing patellar issues, which require several days of recovery after matches to allow for normal training.

Despite these concerns, Kramarić played the full 90 minutes for Hoffenheim. The match saw Hoffenheim take a 2:0 lead through goals from Fisnik Asllani and Tim Lemperle.