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Germany lose setter Johannes Tille at EuroVolley

Germany's national volleyball team suffers a serious blow at the European Championship: playmaker Johannes Tille is out of the tournament.

What it means

• Johannes Tille, Germany's leading setter, drops out of the European Championship
• The loss hits Germany's playmaking core for the remainder of the tournament
• Poland, a rival in the competition, benefits from the news

Model read

Losing the starting setter is the most damaging single absence in volleyball, so Germany are notably weakened in attack organisation and Poland's path gets easier.

All signals for this team: Germany