Despite training return: Kofane, Badé and Ben Seghir will barely ease Leverkusen's problems

Three Leverkusen players returned to training ahead of Marseille but remain unlikely to feature in Sunday's Cologne derby.

Bayer Leverkusen's injury crisis deepened after a 2–4 defeat to Stuttgart left eight players sidelined. Christian Kofane, Eliesse Ben Seghir and Loic Badé appeared in Wednesday's final training session before the Marseille fixture, but manager Carles Martinez cannot rely on them for Sunday's derby against Cologne. Their returns offer little relief to a squad stretched thin by absences.