Daniel Svensson

Svensson (knee) is out for around the next month due to an injury to a tendon in his knee, according to his club.

Svensson picked up an achilles injury after a tough challenge in Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Lille. He will be assessed in the coming days, coach Niko Kovac said in a press conference. "Of course, it was very unfortunate and totally unintentional. But it's already above the ankle, essentially pulling the Achilles tendon down to the ankle. In my opinion, that's already a red card. We have to see what the investigation reveals."

Svensson was forced off with an apparent injury during the second half of Tuesday's clash with Lille.

Svensson put in nine crosses (one accurate) and six corner kicks in Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 loss to VfL Bochum Saturday.

Svensson has joined Dortmund on loan from Danish first division club FC Nordsjaelland until the end of the season with an automatic purchase option in the summer that will make him a permanent Dortmund player, his new club announced. "Daniel is an up-and-coming, physically strong defender who can give us additional stability and with whom we can position ourselves more broadly in the defensive area. We see a lot of potential in him and are convinced that he will continue his positive development here in Dortmund," said Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl.