Dortmund striker Erling Haaland out with hip muscle injury

Posted October 22, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be out for 'œa couple of weeks'ť with a hip muscle injury, coach Marco Rose said Friday.

Haaland returned only last week from another muscle injury, scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Mainz before playing the whole game in Dortmund's 4-0 loss to Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday.

'œErling will be out, we'll be without him for a couple of weeks even. He has a hip flexor injury which simply doesn't make it possible for him to play,'ť Rose said. 'œIt's the same thigh, but another location.'ť

Dortmund's next game is at Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday, and the next Champions League game is the return fixture with Ajax at home on Nov. 3.

'œErling was really down yesterday because he was happy to be back again,'ť Rose said. 'œThat he's out again is not good for us, it's not great for the lad, but Erling will get all the support he needs from the club, from the team."

The 21-year-old Haaland missed Norway's last two World Cup qualifying games with his earlier injury, and the national team is back in action next month against Latvia and the Netherlands.

Rose added that Dortmund also has new injuries to two full-backs. Belgian right-back Thomas Meunier can't train because of a problem with his foot and left-back Nico Schulz has a muscle fiber injury.

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Dortmund's Erling Haaland greets fans at the end of the Champions League group C soccer match between Ajax and Borussia Dortmund at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) The Associated Press

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