The former Barcelona man faces a long spell on the sidelines after being hospitalised on Tuesday, but his coach is concerned about the emotional toll
Marc Bartra is expected to return to action in four weeks after he was injured in the attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus but coach Thomas Tuchel fears the team's mental recovery could take much longer.
Three explosions occurred while the BVB bus was making its way to Signal Iduna Park for their Champions League quarter-final, first-leg tie against Monaco, with the match eventually postponed to Wednesday.
Bartra required surgery on his right wrist, but stands a chance of returning before the end of the season.
Tuchel stated at a news conference ahead of the match against Eintracht Frankfurt: "Bartra will be out of action for about four weeks. But he would have liked to play on Saturday if he could."
Tuchel stressed ahead of the 3-2 defeat to Monaco that Dortmund would have preferred for the game to be called off altogether and he has now acknowledged it will take a lengthy process to deal with the attack.
"It was surreal, you try to help, hope to get to safety and try to calm down," he said.
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