Boateng dropped, Reus recalled for Germany's matches

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Bayern Munich Training - OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens, Greece - October 22, 2018 Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng during training REUTERS/Costas Baltas

BERLIN (Reuters) - Central defender Jerome Boateng was surprisingly left out of Germany coach Joachim Loew's squad for this month's international matches against Russia and Netherlands but winger Marco Reus was included on Friday.

Germany face Russia in a friendly on Nov. 15 before taking on Netherlands four days later as they battle to avoid relegation in the new Nations League competition.