Mario Goetze to miss Champions League final

23 May,2013 01:46 AM IST |   |  AFP

A hamstring injury has ruled Borussia Dortmund's Germany midfield star Mario Goetze out of Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley against Bayern Munich ufffd the club he will join next month after actioning a release clause in his contract.


Goezte, 20, tore his right hamstring in Dortmund's semi-final return leg at Real Madrid on April 30 and the attacking midfielder only managed an hour of training with the Borussia team on Tuesday before suffering a reaction, which has ruled him out.

"It was my big aim to play in the final and I have been working hard to reach that in the last few weeks," said a disappointed Goetze. "I am incredibly sorry that I can't help the team in this really important game."u00a0


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