Everything indicates that Borussia Dortmund’s worst fears will not be confirmed. As the German newspaper Bild reveals in its online version, the injury Erling Haaland suffered during BVB’s 2-3 win against Hoffenheim would not be as serious as initially feared. According to the media, the crack would suffer a fiber breakage that, a priori, will not force him to be absent from the pitch for a long time.
Of course, both Borussia in their statement and Bild do not detail a specific time off, since it would depend on a series of tests to which the player had not yet undergone. At BVB they remain hopeful of an express recovery so that Haaland can be available in the great match that will face his team on February 6 against Bayer Leverkusen, currently third in the Bundesliga. If not, Moukoko and St. Tigges would be their natural substitutes.
What is clear is that Borussia will not take any chances with a player who, as has been shown since his arrival at Signal Iduna Park in 2020, is prone to injury. Since May 2020, the Norwegian international has missed a total of 22 games due to physical problems that do not stop preventing him from having continuity in a BVB that, now more than ever, needs his goals to keep an eye on Bayern at the top of the German top competition.
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