Borussia Dortmund has confirmed that captain Marcel Schmelzer has been added to its lengthy injury list and could be out for two weeks with a torn abductor.
The versatile defender was forced off 71 minutes into Friday's 1-1 draw at home to Hertha Berlin after his groin began to play up and Dortmund revealed that he tore a muscle.
Dortmund expects Schmelzer to be out for about a fortnight and will therefore miss Tuesday's Champions League trip to Sporting CP, as well as games against Ingolstadt and Union Berlin, in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, respectively.
The news comes as another blow to coach Thomas Tuchel, who already has to contend without 10 first team players.