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Chelsea blow as Andre Schurrle pulls out of Germany squad with flu
ANDRE SCHURRLE has come down with flu and will miss Germany's clash with the Republic of Ireland tonight (7:45pm).
The 23-year-old could now be a doubt for Chelsea's trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Schurrle is the second Germany player to be ruled out of the game, a day after Christoph Kramer was struck down by a stomach bug.
Joachim Low is already missing several key players through injury, including Bastian Schweinsteiger, Marco Reus and Mesut Ozil.
Germany are desperate to bounce back from Saturday's shock defeat by Poland that left them third in Group D.
Germany have three points from two qualifiers and Ireland are joint top with Poland on six.