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Bundesliga title contenders Bayer Leverkusen suffered a setback on Monday when Karim Bellarabi was sent off for up to four weeks as he needs surgery for a broken hand.
The 30-year-old injured his left hand in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt, which left Leverkusen, who led the table in December, third and five points behind leaders from Bayern Munich.
An x-ray revealed Bellarabi had broken his hand and would undergo surgery on Tuesday, the club said in a statement.
Leverkusen have lost their last two league games and head coach Peter Bosz has already admitted that he expects European champions Bayern, who currently hold a two-point lead over RB Leipzig. , won the Bundesliga title for the ninth consecutive season.
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