Borussia Dortmund top striker Erling Haaland will be sidelined with a severe muscle injury for the rest of the year, as announced by manager Lucien Favre on Wednesday, after the he picked up an injury in training.
The 23 year old Norwegian , who has scored 16 goals in his 12 Champions League appearances, was missing from the lineup for their Group F game against Lazio.
Favre said later Haaland had been injured in training on Tuesday and it turned out to be more serious than originally thought.
"Erling will not play until early January. Maybe he played too much," Favre told Sky. "He was injured in training. We initially thought it was not that bad. We cannot change it."
Haaland has also scored 10 goals in the Bundesliga this season.
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