Soccer-Leipzig manager, captain to miss Brugge clash due to COVID


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  • Wednesday, 24 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - RB Leipzig v Paris St Germain - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - November 3, 2021 RB Leipzig's Perter Gulacsi with coach Jesse Marsch after the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

(Reuters) - RB Leipzig head coach Jesse Marsch plus captain and goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi will miss Wednesday's Champions League trip to Club Brugge after testing positive for COVID-19, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.

Assistant coach Marco Kurth will also not travel to Belgium following a positive case in his immediate family, with second assistant Achim Beierlorzer set to lead the side in his absence.

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