Germany : Bundesliga injured & suspended list (with statistics)

Hamburger SV coach Bruno Labbadia told the press on Thursday that new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy wouldn't be part of the match squad for Saturday's Bundesliga game against Koeln. However, attackers Tunay Torun and Mladen Petric are both short of full match fitness, prompting Labbadia to add van Nistelrooy to his squad. Meanwhile, young defender Jerome Boateng is doubtful for Saturday's game after he has picked up an ankle injury.

It seems that Bayern will once again be without Franck Ribery, despite his willingness to play. Ribery has barely play this term and it seems unlikely he will be involved against Mainz on Saturday either. "I think that he is not fit," said coach Louis Van Gaal. "Players must be fit to play – out of respect to others if nothing else. He knows that he is not fit. It's about the team, not about one player. Each week I must make the decisions over who plays in the 11. But if we win and play well, I have no desire to change it."

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will be without Simon Rolfes for several weeks after the German midfielder underwent surgery to repair cartilage in the same knee that has already sidelined him for three months this season. The 28-year-old had been out of action since mid-October and attempted to make his comeback following the winter break. Rolfes felt pain in his knee during a brief appearance in Leverkusen's 3-0 win at Hoffenheim last weekend.

Hoffenheim will be without Demba Ba for about three weeks after the Senegalese striker sustained a thigh injury during last weekend's 2-0 loss at Bayern Munich. Ba played a total of 13 matches this season and scored four goals. Hoffenheim are already without Nigerian attacker Chinedu Obasi, who is currently representing his native country at the African Nations Cup in Angola.

Schalke have suffered a major injury blow on Tuesday when skipper and German international Heiko Westermann was ruled out for a month. The 26-year-old Germany international has been hampered by the problem for some time and has opted to go under the knife to fix damage to the the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Westermann joined Schalke in the summer of 2007 from Arminia Bielefeld and has since made just over 100 appearances for the Gelsenkirchen club.

Roman Weidenfeller will be out of action for up to five weeks due to a knee injury. The Dortmund goalkeeper came off just 20 minutes into Sunday's 3-2 win in Koln following a collision with team-mate Neven Subotic and Koln's Milivoje Novakovic. Coach Juergen Klopp said said the cut was "four to five centimetres deep" and the wound required four stitches. Marc Ziegler will take Weidenfeller's place at goal.

Didier Ya Konan will be sidelined for at least six weeks after tearing ligaments in his right knee. The Ivorian striker was hurt during Hannover's 3-0 loss to Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Konan, who leads the team with six league goals this season, would not undergo surgery but would be out for six to eight weeks, said the Gearman club.

The new Schalke signing Alexander Baumjohann will not be match fit in time to make his full debut for the Gelsenkirchen outfit this weekend after the young playmaker has picked up a finger injury. The 22-year-old sustained the injury during Thursday's training session and initially expected to make it in time for the match against Nuernberg. However Baumjohann will be out of action for several days after having undergone surgery.

Bayern have received yet another blow on the injury front ahead of the second half of the Bundesliga season. Arjen Robben has sustained a foot injury during Friday's training session and was forced to leave the training pitch due to the knock. Robben will undergo further examination to clarify the seriousness of his injury. Robben only just returned to full match fitness after a two-month layoff due to a knee injury and it would be huge blow for the Dutch international if he would be out of action for a while yet again.

Franck Ribery's injury-plagued season continued after he was forced to miss the start of a training camp in Dubai to have his big toenails removed. Bayern said the problem flared up during their last practice before leaving Munich for the Middle East. Ribery, the subject of intense transfer speculation, had been out of action for more than two months this season with a nagging knee injury. The French midfield star has made only six Bundesliga appearances for Bayern this season.

Jefferson Farfan and Rafinha will be fined for their late returns after the Christmas break. Schalke resumed training last Wednesday after a short Christmas break, but Rafinha and Farfan failed to make a presence on the training pitch. "The club knew that I wouldn't be back in time. I know that I will be punished for returning too late, but I accept that," said Farfan. Unlike Farfan, Brazilian full-back Rafinha failed to inform Schalke about his late return to Germany and the 24-year-old can probably expect an even bigger fine than Farfan.

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been given a three-match suspension by the German football association for his red card last weekend. The 40-year-old was sent off close to the end of Sunday's Bundesliga match for pushing Mainz striker Aristide Bance. The resulting 90th-minute penalty gave Mainz a 1-1 draw. Stuttgart say Lehmann, who strained a knee ligament during the incident, had since apologized to his teammates.