Neven Subotic was carried off in the 45th minute of Dortmund's Bundesliga clash away to Wolfsburg
Neven Subotic was carried off in the 45th minute of Dortmund's Bundesliga clash away to Wolfsburg

Subotic out for the season

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Dortmund - Borussia Dortmund defender is likely to miss the remainder of the 2013/14 season after tearing the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Dortmund club doctor Markus Braun stated that the 25-year-old now faces a six-month period on the sidelines. Subotic sustained the injury following a challenge with Ivica Olic during BVB's Matchday 12 encounter at VfL Wolfsburg, which the hosts won

2-1

. The defender refused to let his spirits be dampened however, announcing: "Don't worry! I'll come back stronger." Subotic's Bundesliga contemporary FC Bayern München's Jerome Boateng, meanwhile, told the Serb to "get well soon" via his Twitter feed: