Howedes to have surgery on broken cheekbone
Reuters - Saturday 21 January 2012, 18:13
Schalke 04 captain Benedikt
Hoewedes needs surgery on a fractured cheekbone and will be out
for weeks after being injured in the 3-1 win over VfB Stuttgart
that put them level with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
Germany international Howedes clashed with team-mate Marco
Hoeger just before the break and was taken to hospital.
"They diagnosed him with a broken cheekbone," Schalke Sports Director Horst Heldt told reporters after Saturday's match. "He
will undergo surgery on Monday."
The 23-year-old will spend the night in hospital and is
expected to be sidelined for several weeks, said club doctor
Thorsten Rarreck.
Schalke moved level on 37 points with Bayern, who slumped to
a 3-1 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday.