Knee surgery frustrates Ramelow
Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen captain Carsten Ramelow will miss both legs of the UEFA Cup tie against UD Leiria after going under the knife for the third time this year.
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The Bayer 04 Leverkusen captain Carsten Ramelow will miss both legs of the UEFA Cup first-round tie against UD Leiria after going under the knife for the third time this year.
Right knee
The 33-year-old defensive midfielder said: "I had a feeling that something was not right with my right knee. The pain began to worsen on Monday and then I said to myself, 'You're going to have another operation'." Ramelow, who has played twice in the Bundesliga this season, is expected to return in mid-October, sidelining him for the first leg at the BayArena a week today and the trip to Portugal on 4 October.
