Diaz to miss Arsenal game after three-game ban for Hakimi challenge

Diaz to miss Arsenal game after three-game ban for Hakimi challenge

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After receiving a three-game suspension for his red card against Paris St-Germain, Munich, Bayern will be without Luis Diaz when they face Arsenal in the Champions League next week.

In Bayern’s 2-1 victory over PSG on November 4th, Diaz scored twice, but he was sent off shortly before halftime for a dangerous tackle on Achraf Hakimi.

Hakimi, a player from Morocco, hasn’t played since and has a severely sprained left ankle.

Diaz was given a three-game suspension after Uefa determined his tackle to be “serious rough play.”

He will miss both his home games against Sporting and Union Saint-Gilloise on December 9 and January 21, respectively, as well as the trip to Arsenal on November 26 and January 21, respectively.

Vincent Kompany, the manager of Bayern, earlier on Friday, stated that he anticipated Diaz to receive a one-game suspension.

In terms of goals scored differential, Bayern lead Arsenal and Inter Milan at the top of the Champions League standings with 12 points after four games.

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Source: BBC

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