Borussia Dortmund’s central defender Nico Schlotterbeck has contracted a meniscus tear in the left knee and will no longer be available to the club until the end of the season. This was announced by the Bundesliga club.
According to dpa information, the 25-year-old suffered the injury in training. The BVB will also have to do without Schlotterbeck in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League against FC Barcelona on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.). “Nico’s failure is very hard. On the way back, the international gets “the maximum support”.
It is also an unpleasant news for national coach Julian Nagelsmann. Schlotterbeck was part of the DFB team, which last qualified for the final round of the Nations League for the first time with a 3: 3 against Italy. The opponent in the semi -finals on June 4th in Munich is Portugal. Four days later, the final and the game for third place are on the program.