RB Leipzig were not only hurt by the 2-1 (1-0) defeat at VfB Stuttgart, but also by the increasingly tense personnel situation in attack. It was "brutally bitter", said captain Willi Orban about the yellow cards shown to his team-mates Benjamin Sesko and Loïs Openda.
Both strikers were sent off in the closing stages of the game at VfB on Wednesday and will miss Leipzig's second-round Bundesliga opener at VfL Bochum on Saturday (15:30/Sky).
In addition, André Silva will continue to miss out due to calf problems, according to coach Marco Rose. Veteran Yussuf Poulsen could return to the squad following his long-term thigh injury, but does not yet appear to be an option for the starting eleven.
