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Mark Lovell, Bayern Munich blogger 7y

Douglas Costa's knee injury more serious than first thought - report

Douglas Costa could miss Bayern Munich's Champions League quarterfinal with Real Madrid with a knee injury, according to a Sport1 report.

Costa, 26, was ruled out of Bayern's 1-0 Bundesliga win against Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday with what boss Carlo Ancelotti termed at his news conference "a minor knee problem."

The Brazil winger also had to pull out of the Selecao squad for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay, opting to stay in Munich for treatment instead.

However, Sport1 reported that Costa's knee injury is more serious than at first thought, with talk of a muscle tear that would prevent him from facing Real Madrid on April 12.

If the Brazilian winger fails to respond to conservative treatment -- the worst-case scenario -- Costa could face a season-ending operation.

A decision on how Bayern will proceed with the player's injury is expected early next week, according to the report.

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