Boka faces Stuttgart absence

VfB Stuttgart will be without left-back Arthur Boka as they attempt to overturn a 2-1 UEFA Cup Round of 32 deficit at home to holders FC Zenit St. Petersburg on Thursday after he tore ligaments in his right knee.

Six-week absence
The 25-year-old was replaced 30 minutes into Saturday's 3-3 Bundesliga draw with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and is set to be sidelined for six weeks. Boka has played 16 matches this season in the Bundesliga and was a 72nd-minute substitute when Stuttgart lost at Zenit last week.



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