STORY: Don’t worry! Despite the absence of captain Manuel Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka, national coach Hansi Flick encouraged his players for the upcoming Nations League game against Hungary. The two missing national players have contracted the corona virus. The side meet Hungary in Leipzig on Friday before traveling to England next week. “But that’s why it’s all the nicer, all the better that today, without having to play the two games again, we’re against teams on the one hand, of course Hungary, who make it outstanding. We have coach Rossi, Marc Rossi, who does it managed to put a team there that is tactically very, very clever, that hardly leaves the opponent any room. It will be important again that we play boldly, that we play naturally when we get into the space, that we then also have our offensive thoughts and that we act boldly there, also in the rooms.” Hungary are unassailable at the top after four games with seven points, one point ahead of Germany, two ahead of Italy and five ahead of bottom-placed England. In the Nations League first leg almost four months ago, Hungary and Germany drew 1-1. Even at the European Championship it was a tie with a 2:2. “It’s clear that we didn’t have much time to practice this on the pitch. Nevertheless, of course we use the two games to warm up.” Forward Timo Werner praised Hungary as a “dangerous opponent” on Thursday. “They play very united. They are a team. I think you can tell. They play, everyone runs for each other. And that makes them so dangerous. I think they have very, very good, individual players in their teams . Even if you don’t think of it directly when you hear or see Hungary for the first time. But I have to say that the quality of the players is very good.” Coach Flick revealed: Marc-André ter Stegen will guard the German goal against Hungary. He didn’t want to commit himself to the captain. The game is considered a World Cup dress rehearsal for the national coach. Kick-off is on Friday in Leipzig at 8.45 p.m.