Bayern’s Thiago targets return ‘in a few weeks’

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Dhruv George

Nov 15, 2015 | 1:32 PM EST

Bayern’s Thiago targets return ‘in a few weeks’

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Dhruv George

Nov 15, 2015 | 1:32 PM EST

MADRID (Reuters) – Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara expects to return to action in “a few weeks” after injuring his troublesome right knee playing for Spain against England on Friday.

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Thiago was forced off midway through the first half of the 2-0 friendly victory in Alicante and a scan on Saturday showed swelling on the medial collateral ligament.

The 24-year-old playmaker’s career has been disrupted by a series of knee and ankle problems and he missed last year’s World Cup finals in Brazil after needing surgery to repair ligament damage in the same knee.

“Fortunately I will be out just for a few weeks,” Thiago wrote on his Twitter feed (@Thiago6) on Sunday.

Bayern’s next match is a Bundesliga clash at Schalke 04 on Saturday before they host Olympiakos Piraeus in Champions League Group F three days later.

(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Toby Davis)

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