Borussia Dortmund bus attack: Injured Marc Bartra to miss 'several weeks' after blasts

The Spanish defender is recovering well following surgery on his arm

Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra posted an update of his status on Instagram on Wednesday just before his club played Monaco in the Champions League quarterfinals.

The game was rescheduled from Tuesday to Wednesday after the team bus was attacked with explosives, Bartra was the lone injured player and was taken to the hospital. He underwent surgery on his arm on Tuesday.

Hola a todos! Como veis ya estoy mucho mejor, muchas gracias a todo el mundo por los mensajes de apoyo! Toda mi fuerza a mis compañeros, afición y todo el @bvb09 para el partido de esta noche! #HejaBVB Hello everybody! As you can see I am doing much better. Thank you everybody for all your support and your messages! All my strength to my team mates, supporters and fans and to @bvb09 for tonight's match! #HejaBVB

A post shared by Marc Bartra (@marcbartra) on Apr 12, 2017 at 7:04am PDT

Hello! As you can see I am doing much better. Thanks for all your messages! All my strength to my team mates, fans and to @BVB for tonight!

— Marc Bartra (@MarcBartra) April 12, 2017

Glad to see him doing well. Thankfully it wasn't much, much worse. Here's hoping we see him back out on the pitch soon. The expectation is for him to miss several weeks of action, per ESPNFC. 

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