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Germany defender Philipp Lahm will be out for at least the next fortnight after injuring his ankle in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina in the Champions League, it was announced Wednesday.

The 24-year-old was injured in Tuesday’s victory at the Allianz Arena and was replaced at half-time by Christian Lell as goals by Miroslav Klose, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ze Roberto kept Bayern top of their group.

Bayern’s medical staff put Lahm’s right foot in a plaster cast as a precautionary measure and club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt said it was too soon to say how long Lahm will be out of action.

“We hope it’s not too drawn-out, but we’re counting on being without him for the next two or three matches,” Bayern coach Jurgen Klinsmann told the Bayern website.

Lahm is definitely out of Saturday’s Bundesliga clash against VfL Wolfsburg and also Eintracht Frankfurt on October 29.

“I’m assuming I’ll be playing again before the winter break, although we haven’t had the final diagnosis yet,” said Lahm.

“It’s a shame when you’re forced to take a break, but it’s not come as a shock. I’ve had much worse.”

The 24-year-old has already overcome a stress fracture of the foot, a torn cruciate ligament and elbow ligament damage in his professional career.

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