Injured Dortmund captain Reus set to miss PSG clash

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01 February 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Football: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund - 1 FC Union Berlin, 20th matchday at Signal Iduna Park. Dortmund's Marco Reus stands on the pitch with the ball under his arm. Photo: Guido Kirchner/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series.
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Berlin, Feb 5, 2020 (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund were dealt a blow on Wednesday after announcing that captain Marco Reus has picked up a muscle injury that should keep him out of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain.

In a statement Dortmund said the 30-year-old should be out "for around four weeks" after picking up the injury late in Tuesday's 3-2 German Cup defeat at Werder Bremen, ruling him out of the home leg of the PSG clash on February 18.

He should however be back for the return leg in Paris on March 11.

The Germany forward will be a big miss for Dortmund, as he has scored 12 goals and set up seven more this season.

Teenage striking sensation Erling Braut Haaland scored his eighth goal in just four games for Dortmund at Bremen, but could not stop his new side crashing out of the cup.

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