Hilbert sidelined for Lyon test
Sunday, October 28, 2007
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VfB Stuttgart and Germany midfielder Roberto Hilbert will miss his side's UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais after injuring his ankle.
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Germany risk
The 23-year-old, who sustained the injury during his side’s 1-0 Bundesliga win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday, will be sidelined for at least two weeks, making him unavailable for the trip to the French champions on 7 November. Hilbert, who has scored once in eleven Bundesliga appearances this season, is also in danger of missing Germany's remaining UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Cyprus in Hannover on 17 November and Wales in Frankfurt four days later. While Germany have already qualified for UEFA EURO 2008™, Stuttgart are bottom of UEFA Champions League Group E and without a point after three matches.