Marco Reus out for four weeks with ankle injury; will miss Arsenal clash

Marco Reus in pain during the friendly against Scotland

Borussia Dortmund superstar Marco Reus has been ruled out of action for four weeks after suffering and ankle sprain and a partial torn ankle ligament in Germany’s 2-1 friendly win against Scotland, the club confirmed on its official website.

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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) September 8, 2014

“Team doctor Markus Braun on Monday diagnosed a partial tear and stretching of ligaments. The club expects the player to undergo a rehabilitation programme of four weeks,” said Dortmund.

The 25-year-old had missed the World Cup after an injury to the same left ankle in their final warmup game against Armenia.

The Signal Iduna Park based club kick play their opening Champions League group match against Arsenal on 16 September which the former Borussia Mönchengladbach forward is certain to miss.

This is how he got injured