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Augsburg have been hit by an injury crisis ahead of Thursday night’s Europa League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

Top scorer Raul Bobadilla is a major doubt after the Paraguay international striker, who has netted 11 goals this season, limped off clutching his hamstring in last week’s first leg stalemate in Bavaria.

And midfielder Markus Feulner, who started against the Reds at the WWK Arena, suffered a broken cheekbone last weekend and has remained in Germany to undergo surgery.

Daniel Baier (ankle), Raphael Framberger (knee), Hong Jeon-Ho (thigh), Piotr Trochowski (thigh) and Ji Dong-won (ill) are also sidelined for the second leg.

Markus Weinzierl’s depleted squad arrive on a high after easing their relegation fears with a crucial 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Hannover in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Midfielder Koo Ja-Cheol scored the only goal to pull Augsburg four points clear of the bottom three. The South Korea international, who came off the bench in the first leg, is relishing the prospect of playing at Anfield.

“We did really well at home and we’ll try to do the same in Liverpool,” he said. “It’s a huge game for us and we’ll give everything. We’ll have to see whether that is enough.”