Fabian Johnson, a key figure in U.S. World Cup qualifying hopes, will miss the two critical national team matches in the coming days after pulling a thigh muscle during Moenchengladbach’s Europa League game against Schalke on Thursday.
The Bundesliga club announced Friday that Johnson is going to be sidelined for “an unknown period of time” after suffering the injury in the 15th minute of the 2-2 home draw with its German rivals, who advanced to the quarterfinals on the away-goal tiebreaker.
He had been scheduled to play again this weekend in Germany before reporting to U.