RB Leipzig are without important players right at the start of the second half of the Bundesliga season. In addition to young international Assan Ouédraogo, who will miss two months with a knee injury, Castello Lukeba will also have to miss out. A capsule injury will force the central defender to sit out at least two games, coach Ole Werner announced ahead of the match at 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday (3.30pm/Sky).
Werner announced that the recently unhappy El Chadaille Bitshiabu is the first alternative for his French compatriot. "Now he gets the time to show himself. He has already proven many times that he can do it really well. We have full confidence in his performance," said Werner.
