Lizarazu to miss Madrid showdown
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
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Injury has ruled Bixente Lizarazu out of FC Bayern München's 10 March trip to face Real Madrid CF.
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Damaged muscle
The 34-year-old French international has a torn muscle fibre in his left thigh and will be sidelined for two to three weeks. The injury forced him out of last night's 1-1 first-leg draw in Munich at half-time, and the left-back will miss the return in Madrid on 10 March.
Demichelis recovers
However, there was good news for Bayern when it was revealed that Argentinian defensive midfield player Martin Demichelis is not as seriously injured as first feared. The 23-year-old suffered a blow to his ankle in the final seconds of last night's game and had to be substituted. But Demichelis was able to do some light jogging in training today and is expected to be fit for Saturday's Bundesliga match against VfL Wolfsburg.