Winger Amine Adli adds to Bayer Leverkusen's injury list

Amine Adli is out for the rest of the season with a torn thigh after becoming the fifth Bayer Leverkusen player to suffer a serious injury in recent weeks. The 21-year-old tore a tendon playing for the French juniors last Thursday after setting up a goal in a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands.

His German club confirmed his season is over on Sunday following a scan. Adli joined Leverkusen last August from Toulouse, scoring four goals in 34 games for the German club.

He is the latest Leverkusen player to be injured after playmaker Florian Wirtz, who has torn knee ligaments, top-scorer Patrik Schick (calf), Jeremie Frimpong (ankle) and Timothy Fosu-Mensah (hamstring). Leverkusen are third in Germany's top flight and set for a Champions League place next season, but are 15 points behind runaway leaders Bayern Munich.