Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thorgan Hazard set to be sidelined for 'several weeks' after picking up rib injury

Hazard, who arrived from Monchengladbach during the summer, is likely to miss Dortmund's next two Bundesliga matches at least, against Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen

Agence France-Presse August 28, 2019 19:41:12 IST
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thorgan Hazard set to be sidelined for 'several weeks' after picking up rib injury
  • Belgian international Thorgan Hazard will be out of action for several weeks after picking up a rib injury in the Bundesliga, his club Borussia Dortmund announced on Wednesday

  • Hazard, who arrived from Munchengladbach during the summer, is likely to miss Dortmund's next two Bundesliga matches at least, against Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen

  • He will probably also miss Belgium's two Euro qualifiers against San Marino and Scotland next month

Berlin: Belgian international Thorgan Hazard will be out of action for several weeks after picking up a rib injury in the Bundesliga, his club Borussia Dortmund announced on Wednesday.

Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund midfielder Thorgan Hazard set to be sidelined for several weeks after picking up rib injury

File image of Thorgan Hazard. Reuters

"Thorgan Hazard suffered a rib injury following a collision with an opponent in the match away to FC Cologne. The 26-year-old is now set for several weeks on the sidelines. Get well soon, Thorgan," said a statement on the club website.

Hazard, who arrived from Munchengladbach during the summer, is likely to miss Dortmund's next two Bundesliga matches at least, against Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen.

He will probably also miss Belgium's two Euro qualifiers against San Marino and Scotland next month.

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