Borussia Dortmund suffer big injury blow for Berlin trip | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund suffer big injury blow for Berlin trip | OneFootball

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Lewis Ambrose·14 March 2019

Borussia Dortmund suffer big injury blow for Berlin trip

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Borussia Dortmund will be without Axel Witsel when they play Hertha BSC on Saturday.

The Belgian midfielder has picked up a muscle problem and will also miss the international break.


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“Axel Witsel has a hamstring injury, unfortunately,” head coach Lucien Favre told reporters on Thursday.

“We hope Witsel is back after the international break.”

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Witsel has been crucial to Dortmund’s title challenge, starting 24 of the team’s 25 Bundesliga games so far this season and appearing as a sub in the other.

Dortmund are currently level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table. The two teams meet in Munich on 6 April.