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Sokratis Papastathopoulos sidelined three weeks for Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos faces three weeks on the sidelines with a groin injury.

In a statement. the German club said "the Greece international sustained torn muscle fibres in the adductor region" during a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

Papastathopoulos came out of the game after being injured in the 77th minute at the BayArena and was replaced by Neven Subotic.

The injury will rule the centre-back out for Thursday's Europa League second leg at Porto, as well as the first leg of the round of 16 should Dortmund's 2-0 advantage hold up. 

He is also set to miss four Bundesliga games, including the March 5 clash against Bayern Munich.

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