Dortmund hit by injuries to Greek duo Karetsas and Konstantelias

Borussia Dortmund have been dealt a major blow. As reported by L'Équipe, the German side suffered the injury of Konstantinos Karetsas during their 3-2 defeat to Villarreal on Tuesday, with the Greek forced off on a stretcher.

But it comes on top of another setback: the same outlet points out that just days earlier the club had already lost Giannis Konstantelias to a ruptured cruciate ligament. That earlier injury happened around the Bundesliga restart, in a 2-0 game against Hamburger SV (Hamburg), leaving Dortmund short almost immediately.

Injury in the Champions League

In Villarreal vs Dortmund (3-2), L'Équipe says Karetsas went down around the 24th minute and needed to be taken off on a stretcher. Shortly after, Dortmund’s communication described “circulatory problems” and added that he was taken to hospital for further tests, without giving more specifics at the time.

Two recent signings, €56m total

The situation is made worse by the fact that both were summer arrivals. L'Équipe puts their combined cost at €56 million: Konstantelias came from PAOK Salonique for 26 million, while Karetsas joined from Genk for 30 million. And, despite early promise, Dortmund have already lost both players for an extended spell.

The next step is medical confirmation—especially to determine the severity and expected return date for Karetsas—after what was already a serious loss in the case of Konstantelias.