Summary Dortmund doctor Markus Braun says Subotic will be out for at least six months.
BERLIN (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund centre-back Neven Subotic faces at least six months out of football after tearing both the cruciate and medial ligaments in his right knee.
"Unfortunately, I haven t got good news to report on my injury, it s a torn ligament in two places," Serbia international Subotic wrote on his Facebook page.
"Do not worry, I ll come back stronger."
The 24-year-old suffered the injury just before half-time in Saturday s 2-1 defeat at Wolfsburg, their second defeat of the week after losing 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Champions League.
The club has said he will be out for at least six months.
"That s terrible news," admitted Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp.
The timing is bad as second-placed Dortmund host European champions Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga in a fortnight in a repeat of last season s Champions League final with the Bavarians four points clear at the top.
Four days later, Dortmund host Napoli in a crucial match in the Champions League where they are third in Group F following their Arsenal defeat last Wednesday.
Dortmund have only just welcomed back Subotic s centre-back partner, Germany s Mats Hummels, from a back injury, but Borussia can rely on Greece defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos as cover.
