Dortmund's Haaland ruled out for weeks with muscle injury


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Borussia Dortmund v Club Brugge - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - November 24, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland reacts Pool via REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund top striker Erling Haaland will be sidelined with a muscle injury for the rest of the year, coach Lucien Favre said on Wednesday, after the 20-year-old Norwegian picked up an injury in training.

The player, who has scored 16 goals in his 12 Champions League appearances, was missing from the lineup for their Group F game against Lazio.

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