Berlin, April 10 (IANS) Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels will miss the UEFA Champions League encounter against Real Madrid, the German giants announced in a statement.
The 28-year-old defender had to interrupt Bayern’s training session on Sunday after suffering an ankle injury, reports Xinhua news agency.
Hummels sustained a distortion of the right upper ankle and also an injury of the capsule apparatus, the club said in a statement on Sunday.
“Very sad about missing at least the next two games,” Hummels said in a short statement.
Sehr traurig darüber mindestens die nächste Woche auszufallen…
Very sad about missing at least the next two games…
— Mats Hummels (@matshummels) April 9, 2017
Hummels will thus be not available for the upcoming quarter-final clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday and the Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
In the UCL 2016/17 quarter-final, Bayern Munich will play against Real Madrid on this Wednesday. This German club has lost their last three UCL encounters against Real Madrid.
Bayern Munich sit currently atop the Bundesliga standings with a ten-point advantage.
They still have the chance to lift three titles this season as they are in the race for the Bundesliga title, German Cup and UEFA Champions League trophy.