The German club said in an initial announcement that one person had been injured, and soon confirmed it was Bartra by tweeting: “Dortmund confirmed In the explosion @MarcBartra was injured and is currently in the hospital. Good and fast recovery, Marc!

... Police said initial investigations showed that the blasts near Borussia Dortmund's team bus on Tuesday were caused by "serious explosives".

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) - Three explosions went off near the team bus of one of Germany's top soccer clubs as it set off for a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday evening, injuring a player.

Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco.

Bei dem Ereignisort handelt es sich um die Wittbräucker Straße / Schirrmannweg in Dortmund-Höchsten. Nach jetzigem Kenntnisstand sind die Scheiben des Busses (ganz oder teilweise) geborsten und eine Person wurde verletzt.

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI'S agent has accused Borussia Dortmund of deliberately injuring the Bayern Munich striker ahead of their Champions League clash with Real Madrid.

Dortmund's valuation of around £70m for Aubameyang is likely to put City off re-igniting their interest, with Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal a cheaper option at £50m.

A boyhood Dortmund fan, left-back Marcel Schmelzer has been with the club since he was 17, and has experienced plenty of ups - and one notable down - with the club.