Joachim Low allays fears over Gotze injury

The midfielder limped off during Saturday's 7-0 win over Gibraltar but has escaped with a minor problem

Germany coach Joachim Low has played down concerns over the fitness of Mario Gotze after the Bayern Munich man limped out of Saturday's 7-0 victory over Gibraltar.

Gotze lasted only 35 minutes of the Euro 2016 qualifier before he was replaced by Max Kruse, who went on to score twice.

However, Low told RTL: "Mario has got a dead leg. No strain, no serious muscle injury. It's just a bruise. He could somehow no longer move."

Germany recovered from a disappointing first-half showing to run in six second-half goals in the match at Estadio Algarve.

The reigning world champions sit a point behind Poland in Group D, with the top two set to go head-to-head in the next round of qualifiers in September.