Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara expects to return to action in “a few weeks” after injuring his troublesome right knee playing for Spain against England on Friday.

Thiago was forced off midway through the first half of the 2-0 friendly victory in Alicante and a scan on Saturday showed swelling on the medial collateral ligament.

The 24-year-old playmaker’s career has been disrupted by a series of knee and ankle problems and he missed last year’s World Cup finals in Brazil after needing surgery to repair ligament damage in the same knee.

“Fortunately I will be out just for a few weeks,” Thiago wrote on his Twitter feed (@Thiago6) yesterday.

Bayern Munich’s next official match is a Bundesliga clash at Schalke 04 on Saturday before they host Greece’s Olympiakos Piraeus in a UEFA Champions League Group F qualifier three days later.

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