Dortmund's Kehl out for four weeks with shoulder injury

BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund midfielder Sebastian Kehl has been ruled out for four weeks with a shoulder injury, dealing a further blow to the relegation-threatened former German champions.

Dortmund's Kehl out for four weeks with shoulder injury

(Reuters)





Kehl, who could now miss their Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Juventus on Feb. 24, was injured when he clashed with a team mate during a friendly game against Steaua Bucharest on Saturday at their training camp in Spain.

"He must be out of action for four weeks due to the injury," the club said in a statement on Tuesday.

The 34-year-old former Germany international joins Kevin Grosskreutz on the sidelines with the fellow midfielder suffering a partial ankle ligament tear in the same game and ruled out for at least a week.

Dortmund, German champions in 2011 and 2012 as well as Champions League finalists in 2013, are in 17th place in the Bundesliga, level on points with last-placed Freiburg.

The league resumes on Jan 30.





(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Pritha Sarkar)


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