Injury sidelines Bellarabi
Karim Bellarabi faces a period on the sidelines. The striker suffered an injury to his left thigh in the 2-0 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga on Sunday night.
The 28-year-old Bellarabi will miss the forthcoming Werkself games in the Europa League against FK Krasnodar as well as the big match at Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
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