Legionnaire Stefan Lainer

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Stefan Lainer is back in the national team.

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Last week he scored against Mainz for the first time in two years in the German Bundesliga, on Tuesday Ralf Rangnick called him back into the ÖFB team after a nine-month break - Stefan Lainer has had an emotionally moving few days, spoke to the "Krone" about...

the last few days: "It was also a confirmation of my work, which I've invested a lot in over the last few months, including extra sessions such as sprint training. I hadn't really been rewarded before for the effort I put in."

His condition: "In terms of the volume I can produce and the physical data, I'm back to the very high level I was at in my best times. Of course I'm still lacking a bit of rhythm, but the game against Mainz was confirmation for me that I can now play at this high level for 90 minutes."

Ninth place with Gladbach: "Compared to last season, we've taken a big step forward in terms of development. We stand and defend better as a collective. You could see in more and more games that we are rightly where we are thanks to our high quality."