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Bayern Munich's Holger Badstuber sidelined again

Xinhua, April 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Bayern Munich lost their defender Holger Badstuber to a thigh injury for at least four months, the German giants announced in an official statement on Thursday.

The 26-year-old defender, who returned just recently from a similar injury, sustained a fresh thigh muscle injury during Tuesday's 6-1 victory over Porto at UEFA Champions League's quarterfinal. As a consequence, Badstuber will be out of action for at least four months, as he will undergo a surgery in the coming days in Vail, Colorado.

"Of course, I am very disappointed at the moment. However, I want to remain positive and to return completely healthy. I know that Bayern will do everything to give me the chance to become a key part of the team again," Badstuber told the club's official homepage.

It is a heavy setback for the German international who suffered since 2012, two cruciate ligament ruptures and one tendon rupture to miss 660 days overall. He made his comeback on February 15 to suffer his fourth serious injury two months later.

"I am so sorry for Holger. He worked so hard for his comeback again, and now this. He won't be discouraged by this new injury. He knows how important he is for us," Bayern's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.

The Bundesliga front-runners, who are on the brink to lift their 25th German championship, face 13th placed Berlin at the 30th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Endite