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Schalke confirm defender suffers season-ending ACL tear
As FC Schalke 04 announced on Sunday evening, Henning Matriciani has suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
The unfortunate incident happened during Saturday's friendly against German third-division side VfL Osnabrück.
It has since been confirmed that the 25-year-old will undergo surgery on the affected area to correct the injury next week.
Youri Mulder, the Gelsenkirchen club's director of professional football, was left equally dismayed by the full-back's misfortune:
“This is very bitter news. Henning has given his all for the team in every training session and in his appearance against Elversberg over the past few months”.
Matriciani – whose contract expires at the end of the season – has only been used for twelve minutes by coach Miron Muslic thus far.
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