Goal.com · Jul 31, 2017
Injured Schmelzer returns to Borussia Dortmund training
In a race to fitness before the start of the Bundesliga season, the Germany international is back working with his team after a ligament tear
With the Bundesliga season quickly approaching, Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Marcel Schmelzer has returned to training.
Restricted to running at this stage, however, Schmelzer has not yet resumed full training.
Making 26 league appearances last term, the Dortmund captain partially tore a ligament in his right ankle during the International Champions Cup in Asia.
It was confirmed the 29-year-old would miss four weeks upon his return to Germany, putting him in a race to be fit for Dortmund's league opener against Wolfsburg on August 19.