Good news for Sokratis. The injury the BVB defender picked up against Borussia Mönchengladbach is not as serious as first thought. BVB club doctor Markus Braun diagnosed a “non-displaced, stable fibular fracture” that will keep the Greek out for only two weeks, which would make him available again for BVB’s Champions League fixture at Arsenal on 26 November.

The injury to his right fibular happened in the 82nd minute when Sokratis collided with Gladbach’s Hahn after trying to stop a Gladbach attack.

Sokratis would have missed Borussia Dortmund’s next game anyway as he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season for this challenge and will now serve an automatic one-match ban against Paderborn on 22 November.