Dortmund's Erling Haaland out for a month with muscle tear

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland will be out for a month with a muscle tear, coach Lucien Favre said Wednesday.

Favre told brocaster Sky that rwegian forward will t be able to play “until early January” and linked injury to busy schedule amid coronavirus pandemic.

“Perhaps he has been playing too much,” Favre ded.

Haaland has scored 10 goals in eight Bundesliga games this season and six goals in four matches in Champions League.

injury means Haaland will miss Dortmund's last two Champions League group-st games. He trained with Dortmund on Tuesday, a day before German team hosted Lazio.

Many clubs have expressed concern about higher-than-rmal injury rates, especially for muscle problems, after pandemic meant more games were squeezed into a shorter amount of time.

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