The 27-year-old, who has found fame as the cover star of FIFA ’17, was withdrawn after 44 minutes of BVB’s Bundesliga clash against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. The German outfit have confirmed that the player has suffered a muscle rupture in his left thigh and will be sidelined for at least a month.
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Spotlight shifts to teams with less Champs League pedigree
After the Champions League knockout phase was opened by teams with a combined 24 European titles, the spotlight shifts to those with far less of a continental pedigree. Just one of this week’s four Round of 16 matches features former European champions, with FC Porto and Juventus — both two-time winners — meeting in Portugal on Wednesday.
On loan from Leverkusen, Papadopoulos scores for Hamburg win
Hamburg’s Mergim Mavraj, right, and Leverkusen’s goalkeeper Bernd Leno battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany, Friday Feb. 3, 2017. Hamburg’s Filip Kostic, right, and Leverkusen’s Benjamin Henrichs battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany, Friday Feb. 3, 2017.
Hamburg’s on-loan Papadopoulos stuns Leverkusen with late winner
BERLIN: Hamburg SV defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos headed home in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over his parent club Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. The victory was Hamburg’s first in three matches and lifted them out of the bottom two and into the relegation playoff place.
Frankfurt beat Schalke 1-0 in German Bundesliga
Alexander Meier’s goal helped Eintracht Frankfurt to edge struggling Schalke 1-0 at the opener of the 18th round in Bundesliga on Friday. Eintracht Frankfurt reaped their ninth win of the season as veteran striker Alexander Meier provided the only goal of the clash to keep Schalke in the bottom half of the standings.