Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was carried off on a stretcher with what gave the impression to be a extreme ankle damage close to the tip of his workforce’s loss to Barcelona within the Champions League on Wednesday.
It leaves final season’s Champions League runner-up with none match central defenders.
Schlotterbeck headed narrowly over the bar within the final motion of the sport as Dortmund misplaced 3-2 to Barcelona. He landed closely and gave the impression to be in extreme ache.
The referee blew for full time whereas Schlotterbeck was being handled and he was later carried off on a stretcher, overlaying his face along with his arms.
Coach Nuri Sahin mentioned Schlotterbeck was “clearly in low spirits” after the damage.
“I am ready for the analysis after which we’ll see, however I’ve watched the footage, too, and it would not look so good,” he instructed broadcaster DAZN.
Dortmund already needed to companion Schlotterbeck with midfielder Emre Can within the heart of protection for the sport due to accidents to Niklas Süle, who is anticipated to be out for a number of months with an ankle damage, and Waldemar Anton, who has not performed since Nov. 30 with a reported muscle tear.
Dortmund is sixth within the Bundesliga and performs Hoffenheim on Sunday earlier than dealing with Wolfsburg on Dec. 22 in its final recreation earlier than the winter break.
The defeat in opposition to Barcelona noticed Dortmund, final yr’s finalists, drop to ninth place on 12 factors with two matches remaining, with the highest eight incomes automated qualification for the spherical of 16.
“I’m fuming as a result of we performed properly,” Sahin mentioned. “We now have to win these video games. We deserved extra within the second half.
“I don’t wish to hear that we performed an excellent recreation. There is no such thing as a room for errors and we’ve got to be taught that. We sustain with these prime groups however ultimately I wish to sit right here and say ‘we gained the sport.’ That’s the growth we want.”
Info from Reuters and The Related Press was used on this story.
