"Borussia" defender N.Subotičius will not appear on the field this season © EuroFootball.com

"Borussia" Dortmund club and its fans were shocked by gloomy news - one of the team's main defenders will no longer be able to help the team this season.

After conducting tests, the European vice-champions confirmed that Serbian Neven Subotic will be out of the lineup for at least 6 months.

The defender suffered an injury after a collision with "Wolfsburg" striker Ivica Olic. After this incident, N. Subotic tore his cruciate ligaments.

This week has been particularly unsuccessful for the Dortmund team. In addition to the loss of N. Subotic, they were also defeated at home in the UEFA Champions League by London's Arsenal club, and in the Bundesliga they lost to Wolfsburg's footballers.

In the absence of the Serbian, the team will most often be replaced by Sokratis Papastathopoulos, who only arrived at the club this summer."