Yellow peril for VfB: four players risk suspension against Celtic | OneFootball

VfB Stuttgart faces a special situation ahead of the Europa League playoff against Celtic on Thursday: several key players and even coach Sebastian Hoeneß need to be particularly careful to avoid suspension.

In the Europa League, a third yellow card results in a match ban—and currently, four VfB players are at risk.

Angelo Stiller already has two bookings. The same goes for Maximilian Mittelstädt, who could be replaced by Ramon Hendriks if necessary. Attacker Deniz Undav is also on two yellows. In defense, Jeff Chabot completes the quartet of at-risk players. According to UEFA rules, not only the third but also every subsequent odd number of yellow cards leads to a suspension—Chabot currently has four bookings.

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß has already received two yellow cards in European competition this season. Yellow cards in the Europa League are only wiped after the quarter-finals, meaning possible suspensions could still be relevant in the round of 16.

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