Holger Badstuber of Bayern Munich grimaces in pain as he is carried off the pitch on a stretcher with a knee injury during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Munich, December 1, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber will undergo surgery for a torn thigh muscle tendon only weeks after his comeback from a 20-month break due to consecutive cruciate ligament tears, the club said on Sunday.
Badstuber was injured in their 2-0 league win over VfB Stuttgart and his injury was initially seen as not serious.
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