RB Leipzig’s Péter Gulácsi suffers ACL tear | OneFootball

RB Leipzig confirm tonight that club captain Péter Gulácsi has suffered an ACL tear in his knee and is sidelined for the foreseeable. The 32-year-old went down holding his knee in the 10th minute and was stretchered off, replaced by Janis Blaswich.

“Péter Gulácsi suffered a serious knee injury in the 10th minute of our match against Celtic. Our captain sustained an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee and will be out for a lengthy period of time. Further examinations will follow in the coming days,” tweeted the club’s official account.

Leipzig picked up their first win in this season’s Champions League, beating Celtic 3-1 with Christopher Nkunku opening the scoring before an Andre Silva brace.

“everything from the bottom of my heart.” Leipzig face Mainz on Saturday before flying to Glasgow to face Celtic.