Ilkay Gündogan is likely to miss the first three Bundesliga matches of 2014 (© Imago)
Ilkay Gündogan is likely to miss the first three Bundesliga matches of 2014 (© Imago)

Gündogan to miss Bundesliga restart

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Dortmund - Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp has confirmed that midfielder will miss the start of the Bundesliga Rückrunde.

Out for "two or three games"

Gündogan hasn't featured for BVB since picking up an injury against FC Augsburg on the opening day of the season, and was sent home early from die Schwarz-Gelben's training camp in La Manga due to illness.

"As he's hardly featured during our preparations, his won't take part in the first two or three games [of the second half of the season]," said Klopp following Dortmund's friendly victory over 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday.

Goals from , Jakub Blaszczykowski and FC Bayern München-bound Robert Lewandowski helped secure a 3-1 win over the Bundesliga 2 outfit at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, with Marcel Gaus grabbing the only goal for the hosts.