RB Leipzig will be without playmaker Emil Forsberg in their battle for a UEFA Champions League spot in the remaining three Bundesliga matches, the German Football Association said on Tuesday.
The World Cup-bound Sweden midfielder was handed a three-game suspension after being sent off in Leipzig’s 2-5 home loss to Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Forsberg was banned following a red card for hitting an opponent in the neck as he tried to break free from a challenge.
Leipzig, last season’s surprise runners-up, only have a slim chance of a top-four finish, lying in sixth place on 47 points, four behind Bayer Leverkusen in fourth.
The top four clubs qualify for the lucrative UEFA Champions League group stage.
Leipzig travel to struggling Mainz 05 this week before taking on VfL Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin.
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