Leverkusen's Toprak ruled out with muscle injury


Bayer Leverkusen's Omer Toprak reacts after missing to score during the penalty shootout during their Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match against Atletico Madrid at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen central defender Omer Toprak has sustained a thigh muscle injury and will be out for at least a week, missing the Europa League round of 16 return leg against Villarreal, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.

Toprak, who made his comeback from a three-week break in the 1-0 win over Hamburg SV on Sunday, was injured late in the game.

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