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Batshuayi 'in great pain' after suffering ankle injury, Stoger confirms

Michy Batshuayi is in "great pain" with an injury sustained in the derby defeat to Schalke, Borussia Dortmund coach Peter Stoger has confirmed.

Batshuayi was carried off on a stretcher towards the end of Dortmund's 2-0 loss to Ruhr rivals Schalke in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

The Belgium striker - who has hit seven league goals since joining on loan from Chelsea in January - covered his face with his hands as he left the field.

And Stoger, while unwilling to offer a diagnosis for Batshuayi's apparent ankle injury, accepted it could be a serious blow for the forward, who was seen leaving the stadium on crutches and was reportedly taken to hospital.