Christopher Lenz was just going so well when he was slowed down again. The left-back will be absent from Eintracht Frankfurt "until further notice".

In the last few weeks, Lenz had secured a regular place at the SBU and had performed well. But just now that he has picked up momentum, he has to take a break: The 28-year-old suffered a "fascial injury on his thigh" in the 2-1 win against Olympique Marseille, as the Hessians announced on Thursday.

Eintracht did not give an exact indication of the downtime - but since the World Cup break begins in three and a half weeks, it is unlikely that Lenz will be able to play a game before that.

The ex-Unioner had to complain about immense bad luck with injuries, especially last season, which is why he was only used in 15 of 34 games in the Bundesliga.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Eintracht Frankfurt has to do without Lenz.