Leipzig defender set for long injury break

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·19 November 2025

RB Leipzig will have to manage without El Chadaille Bitshiabu for the coming weeks.

The Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday that the French defender has sustained a muscle injury in his right thigh.

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As a result, Bitshiabu is expected to be sidelined for “several weeks,” Die Roten Bullen added.

The 20-year-old has made four appearances in all competitions so far this season.

Most recently, he started in Leipzig’s 3-1 defeat to Hoffenheim, filling in for the injured Castello Lukeba.