Florian Wirtz will miss Bayer Leverkusen’s return fixture in opposition to Bayern Munich within the Champions League after being sidelined for a number of weeks with a ligament damage.
Xabi Alonso’s staff have been crushed 2-0 by Werder Bremen on Saturday as they did not benefit from Bayern dropping 3-2 to Bochum, staying eight factors behind the Bundesliga leaders.
Wirtz got here on as a half-time substitute as Alonso shuffled his pack for that match, solely to be withdrawn quickly afterwards with an ankle challenge.
The Bundesliga champions, who face a 3-0 first-leg deficit of their all-German Champions League tie, will now be with out Wirtz for an undisclosed interval.
“Bayer 04 must handle with out Florian Wirtz,” the membership mentioned in a press release on Monday.
“The Germany worldwide suffered a ligament damage in his proper ankle within the dwelling sport in opposition to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
“The 21-year-old midfielder shall be out of motion for a number of weeks.”
Florian Wirtz will face a spell on the sidelines. Preserve your head up and are available again stronger, Flo! pic.twitter.com/jcWSSQLV4d
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 10, 2025
Wirtz, who has scored 9 objectives and arrange one other 10 within the Bundesliga this season, has additionally netted six occasions within the Champions League.
He may also miss Germany’s Nations League quarter-final tie in opposition to Italy, with the groups set to do battle throughout two legs on March 20 and March 23.
Wirtz can also be unlikely to return by April 1, when DFB-Pokal holders Leverkusen face Arminia Bielefeld within the semi-finals of that competitors.
“The lack of Florian clearly hits us arduous on this section of the season however we’ll compensate for him with a robust squad,” mentioned Simon Rolfes, Bayer’s sporting director.
“We all know Florian and in addition know he’ll come again as quickly as attainable. We’re assuming he shall be absolutely match once more for the run-in.”
