Baumgartlinger suffers torn knee ligament
Bayer 04 will be without the services of Julian Baumgartlinger for two months.
The Austria captain tore a medial ligament in his left knee in a challenge just before half-time in the DFB Cup tie away to CfR Pforzheim. The injury was diagnosed following an MRI scan late on Saturday evening (18 August). The 30-year-old will not have to undergo an operation.
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