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Jeremies breaks collar bone, should be fit for Euro |
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May 11, 2000
MUNICH, MAY 10 (AP) - Jens Jeremies, the Bayern Munich defensive midfielder, broke his right collar bone in Tuesday's Champions League semifinal but should recover in time for next month's European Championship, his club doctor said.
Jeremies was injured in the 58th minute of the match against Real Madrid. Bayern won 2-1, but Real advanced to the final 3-2 on aggregate.
Bayern doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt said Jeremies will undergo surgery Wednesday. He should be able to resume training in two weeks and to start playing again in three weeks.
The European Championship starts June 10, but Jeremies will miss Bayern's last two Bundesliga games that will decide whether Bayern retains the title.
Jeremies conceded two own goals in recent weeks, one in the Bundesliga and one against Real in the first semifinal leg, and both proved costly for Bayern's title hopes in the two competitions. He was booked in Tuesday's match before his injury.
He was also suspended for one national team game last month after describing the atmosphere in the team as lamentable.
But national team coach Erich Ribbeck reiterated Tuesday that Jeremies was a key member of the squad.
In Bayern, Jeremies has been playing the libero role vacated by Lothar Matthaeus with his departure for the new York-New Jersey MetroStars in the United States. |