Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels injured

Mats Hummels

Berlin, Feb 6 Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels will be sidelined for two weeks owing to an ankle injury.

Dortmund suffered another injury blow as Hummels will miss two more weeks due to an ankle injury in his right foot, which he suffered in a friendly against Dusseldorf Tuesday, reports Xinhua.

The defender returned to action when he played in the 19th round of the Bundesliga after nine weeks of absence. According to Dortmund’s doctor Markus Braun, Hummels will be sidelined for “around two weeks”.

Juergen Klopp’s side currently occupy third position with 36 points and a 17-point gap to front-runner Bayern Munich.