Javi Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of
Bayern Munich's season after suffering a fractured
collarbone during a hiking break in Spain.
The defender will not be available for Bayern's
Bundesliga matches against RB Leipzig and
Freiburg, the club confirmed in a statement on
Tuesday.
Bayern have already claimed the Bundesliga title
and are not involved in any other competitions,
having been beaten in the semi-finals of the DFB-
Pokal by Borussia Dortmund and controversially
knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Champions
League by Real Madrid.
Martinez, who became Bayern's club-record
signing when he joined from Athletic Bilbao in
2012, missed Saturday’s 1-0 win over Darmstadt
through illness.
"The 28-year-old Spain international suffered a
fractured collarbone on Sunday whilst walking in
the mountains in his homeland ... and has already
been operated on in Munich on Tuesday," Bayern
said in a club statement.
Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti is already without
goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich, both
of whom have been ruled out for the rest of the
Bundesliga season.
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