Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's absence from Borussia Dortmund's Champions League squad has been revealed after the striker was suspended for taking an unsanctioned mini-break to Italy.

The striker was left out of the Bundesliga club's 1-0 victory over Sporting on Wednesday amid reports that he had breached team meeting regulations by playing on his phone.

However, the ​Daily Mirror claims that Aubameyang flew to Varese in Italy to attend a friend's party at the Hotel Villa Borghi on Monday evening, and images on the Instagram accounts of other guests appear to back up the newspaper's allegation.

Speaking in the wake of his side's win, Dortmund Boss Thomas Tuchel refused to be drawn over Aubameyang's situation following the speculation.

He said: "It was very difficult to do without him, but it was that I had no choice.

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