RB Leipzig have been dealt a major blow ahead of their Champions League double-header with Celtic - as key midfielder Konrad Laimer will miss BOTH games according to reports in Germany.
After the international break, Ange Postecoglou 's team will go up against the German side looking to rack up some points to give themselves a fighting chance of making it out the group stage. Leipzig have lost both Group F games so far, with Shakhtar running out surprise 4-1 winners in the opening game before Real Madrid beat them 2-0 on matchday two.
Laimer missed the latter with an ankle injury and it seems their worst fears over the influential Austrian have been realised. Sky Sports Germany report he will miss six weeks after undergoing surgery - meaning he would miss both the home game against the Hoops on October 5 and the return encounter at Celtic Park six days later.
