Leverkusen’s Wirtz sidelined weeks with knee injury
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - MARCH 8: Florian Wirtz of Leverkusen reacts after being fouled during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena on March 8, 2025 in Leverkusen, Germany.
Bayer Leverkusen's hopes in the Bundesliga and Champions League were today handed a devastating blow with the news that Florian Wirtz has suffered a ligament injury in his right knee that will sideline him for several weeks.
Wirtz had been left on the bench for the first half of Saturday's 2-0 defeat at home to Werder Bremen, a match he entered at half time as Leverkusen bid to turn around their early deficit. However, Wirtz would last only 14 minutes before he had to exit the contest following a foul and he was soon seen departing the Bay Arena on crutches.
With Leverkusen ...