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Leverkusen's Terrier out for season with Achilles tear

Bayer Leverkusen forward Martin Terrier (R) will miss the rest of the season with injury. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)
Bayer Leverkusen forward Martin Terrier (R) will miss the rest of the season with injury. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)

Bayer Leverkusen attacker Martin Terrier is out for the season with an Achilles tendon rupture, the club said in a statement on Sunday.

The defending Bundesliga champions were already without injured forwards Victor Boniface and Amine Adli.

Seven minutes in to Saturday's 3-1 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach, Terrier fell to the turf clutching his lower leg without an opponent making contact.

Leverkusen issued a statement on Saturday saying an MRI had "confirmed a rupture in the right Achilles tendon."

"It's a hard blow for Martin and for us as a club," Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said, with Terrier to undergo surgery on Monday.

The 27-year-old Terrier joined Leverkusen in the summer from Stade Rennais and has two goals and an assist in the league this season.

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