Gotze misses Real clash with knee injury
Club has confirmed that 24-year-old will miss crucial tie in Madrid
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BERLIN:
Germany's World Cup winner Mario Gotze has been ruled out Borussia Dortmund's Champions League clash at Real Madrid on Wednesday with a knee injury.
Borussia has confirmed the 24-year-old will miss the match at the Bernabeu, because of a light knee injury, with leaders Dortmund holding a two-point advantage over Real.
The winner of the clash in Madrid will qualify top of Group F with both teams already through to the last 16.
Dortmund jetted to Madrid just one shy of the 20-goal record three teams -- Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona -- have previously tallied in the Champions League group stages.
Two of those, United, in 1998/99, and Real, who achieved 'La Decima' -- a tenth European crown -- in 2013/14, went on to win that season's European title.
Dortmund has said Gotze should be fit for their Bundesliga clash this weekend against Cologne.
Germany's World Cup winner Mario Gotze has been ruled out Borussia Dortmund's Champions League clash at Real Madrid on Wednesday with a knee injury.
Borussia has confirmed the 24-year-old will miss the match at the Bernabeu, because of a light knee injury, with leaders Dortmund holding a two-point advantage over Real.
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The winner of the clash in Madrid will qualify top of Group F with both teams already through to the last 16.
Dortmund jetted to Madrid just one shy of the 20-goal record three teams -- Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona -- have previously tallied in the Champions League group stages.
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Two of those, United, in 1998/99, and Real, who achieved 'La Decima' -- a tenth European crown -- in 2013/14, went on to win that season's European title.
Dortmund has said Gotze should be fit for their Bundesliga clash this weekend against Cologne.