Marco Reus only suffered a bruised knee in Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 DFB-Pokal win at Dynamo Dresden on Tuesday and is not set to be ruled out for the rest of the season, according to Ruhr Nachrichten.

Reus, 25, left the pitch limping after only 24 minutes following an off-the-ball foul by Dresden's Dennis Erdmann.

When doctors checked for a possible anterior cruciate ligament tear at the Glucksgas Stadium there was speculation that the Germany international had suffered another major injury setback.

Reus, who signed a new Dortmund deal in February, has already been sidelined twice with severe ankle injuries this season and has been limited to just 19 competitive appearances for his club.

Marco Reus' injury is reportedly not as bad as first feared. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images

However, on Wednesday morning, Ruhr Nachrichten reported that Reus suffered only a bruised knee, easing worries that the attacker's season could be cut short.

Erdmann added in Ruhr Nachrichten: "Reus ran against my knee, and suffered a thigh knock. I played in the Kreisliga [the lowest division in German football] in the past. There, you'd have only looked at it, rubbed it, and played on. But I don't think that's common in the Bundesliga business these days."

Speaking to reporters at his postmatch news conference, Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp had said that Reus appeared to have only suffered a thigh knock, but added that he would face an uphill task to be fit in time for the Bundesliga clash at Hamburg on Saturday.