Dortmund's Philipp sidelined with knee injury

BERLIN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Philipp will face a lengthy spell at the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury, the Bundesliga club confirmed in an official statement on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old striker fell on his knee and had to be carted off the pitch early in the game against Bayer Leverkusen, which ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Philipp was replaced by Andre Schuerrle and will be out of action for "several months". According to the club's statement the summer signing suffered a serious injury to his kneecap.

The striker joined from Freiburg in the summer 2017 to score six goals in eleven appearances ever since. He is after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the second-best goal-scorer at the "BVB".

Struggling Dortmund, who wait for a victory since October 28 in all competitions, sit currently on the 6th place of the Bundesliga standings. They clash with bottom side Werder Bremen at the 15th round of Saturday. Enditem