Leverkusen lose striker Bulykin
Monday, February 18, 2008
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be without Russia striker Dmitri Bulykin for their UEFA Cup Round of 32 return leg at home against Galatasaray AS on 21 February.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be without Russian striker Dmitri Bulykin in their home UEFA Cup Round of 32 second leg against Galatasaray AS on Thursday.
Ligament tear
The 28-year-old tore ligaments in his left ankle 41 minutes into Saturday's 2-2 draw at Karlsruher SC and he is set to be sidelined for several weeks. A summer signing from FC Dinamo Moskva, Bulykin scored twice in the UEFA Cup group stage in a 5-0 win at FC Zürich but was on then bench for last week's 0-0 draw against Galatasaray in Turkey. He has scored once in six Bundesliga appearances so far. Used as a substitute five times in previous league games, the match against Karlsruhe represented his first league start for Michael Skibbe's side.