At the beginning of the week, Paco Alcacer's bet against Borussia M'gladbach at the weekend seemed to be within reach, but there is bad news for the black-and-yellow appendix for the upcoming matchday.
As coach Lucien Favre says at today's press conference, the striker will not be ready for the weekend. "It's definitely too early for Paco," said the instructor succinctly.
The next Bundesliga match, for which the 26-year-old could thus take a run, is the Ruhr derby a gainst Schalke 04 on 26 October.