Germany's Oberdorf, and her coach, hope she will be fit for Euros

Midfielder Lena Oberdorf and her coach Christian Wück have not given up hope that she will be fit to play for Germany at the women's Euros in July.

Oberdorf has returned to partial team training at her club Bayern Munich from a cruciate knee ligament tear she sustained ahead of last year's Paris Olympics where Germany won the bronze medal.

But the 23-year-old will also need some matches to be ready for the July 2-27 tournament in Switzerland where Germany play Denmark, Sweden and Poland in the group stage.

There are only four more matchdays in the women's Bundesliga, Bayern are also in the Cup final, and the national team has two more games in the run-up, on May 20 against the Netherlands and June 3 against Austria.

Oberdorf badly wants to make it to the Euros but also told Sky TV that "I must see how it is with the knee, and whether I can still have games with Bayern."

Wück told daily Wolfsburger Allgemeine that he knows from personal experience how difficult it is to come back from such a grave injury.

"In the end the deciding factor is how the knee reacts. It would be good if she could have two or three games for Bayern this season," Wück said.

Chelsea's Sjoeke Nüsken has played well lately in Oberdorf's holding six position, but she can't quite match Oberdorf's power.

Tuesday's Nations League reverse fixture against Scotland in Wolfsburg will give Wück further indications about his midfield - especially for a scenario with Obderdorf not fit for the Euros - and other areas.

Germany won the first meeting 4-0 in Dundee on Friday to remain top of Group A3, but Wück was not fully satisfied with the performance as he criticised too many mistakes, especially in the first half.