Mateu Morey had to wait over a year for his comeback, now there was the next setback for the Spaniard of Borussia Dortmund.

After more than a year of injury, things were looking better again for Mateu Morey at Borussia Dortmund. The right-back was finally able to return to the pitch after suffering a serious knee injury in the DFB Cup match against Holstein Kiel, and even got a taste of the 3rd Division for 45 minutes in Borussia’s 1-0 win over Rot-Weiss Essen (13 August).

But this will be his last game for a long time. “Unfortunately, Mateu will not be available for a longer period of time. He had to undergo an operation on the outer meniscus of his left knee on Tuesday,” reported BVB coach Edin Terzic at the press conference ahead of the home match against TSG Hoffenheim (Friday, 8.30pm). “Accordingly, we will have to do without him for the next few months. Of course, that hurts us a lot.”

In May 2021, Morey was caught in the turf at 5-0 down in the DFB Cup semi-final and tore almost all the ligaments in his right knee. Now it is the left one that condemns the Spaniard to the next long break.

Haller “is very optimistic, very combative “

Morey joined Dortmund on a free transfer from FC Barcelona in September 2019. The defensive player played a total of 41 competitive games for BVB in the first team and U23, 18 of which were in the Bundesliga. The 22-year-old is still under contract with Borussia until June 2024.

On the other long-term absentee Sebastien Haller, Terzic was full of praise. “He is very optimistic, very combative. He shows every time how much he would like to be back with us,” said the coach, describing the new signing, who will also be out for a long time after his testicular cancer diagnosis, but who presented himself well off the pitch. “I’m very happy about that. “