Leipzig captain Poulsen out with ligament injury

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - May 16, 2020 RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Jan Woitas/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - RB Leipzig will be without captain Yussuf Poulsen for at least part of the last seven matchdays of the season after suffering a ligament injury on Sunday, the club said.

Leipzig, who host Hertha Berlin on Wednesday, are third in the league on 54 points, seven behind leaders Bayern Munich and three off second-placed Borussia Dortmund with seven games left in the campaign.