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BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen’s Michael Ballack missed training on Sunday and underwent a medical check for a knee injury a day after he was left on the bench in the club’s 3-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt, officials said.

“He did not take part in training today. The midfielder underwent a medical test because of a knee problem,” the club said in a statement.

It said there was no diagnosis on the injury yet, nor any word on how he had been injured.

Ballack returned to action only in late January after being out since September with a shinbone injury.

The 34-year-old Germany captain, who also missed the World Cup last year through injury and is battling to win back a place in the national side, was surprisingly left on the bench on Saturday after spending 40 minutes warming up in the second half.

(Writing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Clare Fallon; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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