Germany to trial two-pronged attack

The two strikers have been battling for the one starting spot since before the 2010 World Cup with Bayern Munich's Gomez having edged out Lazio's Klose in recent months.

Klose will be unavailable for the game in Ukraine on November 11 because of tendon inflammation but will be back for the match in Hamburg against Netherlands on November 15, the German football federation (DFB) said late on Monday.

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