Marco Reus ruled out till 2015 due to ankle injury

Marco Reus ruled out till 2015 due to an ankle injury

In a huge blow to Borussia Dortmund, midfielder Marco Reus has been ruled out of competitive football until January 2015 after suffering a torn ligament during his side’s 2-2 draw against Paderborn on Saturday. The 25-year-old also missed Germany’s successful World Cup campaign earlier this year due to an ankle injury and missed as many as seven games for Dortmund this year with a similar problem.

The injury was caused due to a challenge by former Dortmund player Marvin Bakalorz, who now plays for Paderborn. Reus posted a tweet on Monday, thanking his fans, saying he hoped to return to action soon.

Hi everyone, I'll be back again! Thanks for all your lovely and well intentioned messages wishing me to get better soon. Speak soon!

— Marco Reus (@woodyinho) November 24, 2014

Club chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke also expressed his disappointment at his injury. "How much bad luck can you have?" he said. Dortmund have had a horrendous domestic season thus far, having lost 7 of the 12 games that they have played and accumulated just 11 points so far.