Bayer Leverkusen's sporting descent is now accompanied by injury misery: According to the club, Argentine international Exequiel Palacios sustained an injury in yesterday's 2-2 draw with Hertha BSC.

The club did not provide any information on the exact downtime. All that was announced was that Palacios will be unavailable for "several games" with the team suffering from a left hamstring injury and missing the international trip with Argentina.

The 23-year-old midfielder has featured in all of the Werkself's games this season. Since his arrival in winter 2020, Palacios has made 60 appearances in total, having previously been sidelined for a long time with a lumbar fracture.

This article was originally published on 90min.com as Bayer Leverkusen: Exequiel Palacios out for weeks.