Huntelaar out for several weeks with knee injury

Schalke said in a statement the 30-year-old had suffered a partial tear of a ligament in his right knee after colliding with Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.

Schalke 04's Huntelaar leaves pitch after the German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Greuther Fuerth in Gelsenkirchen

"The team doctors think he is looking at a break of several weeks," Schalke said.

Huntelaar, the Bundesliga's top scorer two seasons ago with 29 goals, scored twice in Schalke's opening match, a 3-3 draw with Hamburg SV, a week ago.

Schalke finished fourth last term and host Greek side PAOK Salonica on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie.

(Reporting By Brian Homewood)