{"id":643237,"date":"2025-11-22T07:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=643237"},"modified":"2025-11-22T07:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T06:10:24","slug":"luis-diaz-handed-three-game-champions-league-ban-after-red-card-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luis-diaz-handed-three-game-champions-league-ban-after-red-card-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis Diaz Handed Three-Game Champions League Ban After Red Card in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich will be without Luis Diaz for their next three Champions League fixtures after UEFA issued a suspension for his red card against Paris Saint-Germain. The winger was sent off in first-half stoppage time at the Parc des Princes earlier this month. UEFA ruled that the Colombian committed &ldquo;serious rough play&rdquo; for his challenge on Achraf Hakimi,<\/p><p>The decision means Bayern lose one of their most in-form players at a key point in the European campaign. Diaz had been the star of the match before his dismissal. He scored both Bayern goals in the first half of their 2-1 win. <\/p><p>However, his game flipped when his late tackle caught Hakimi. PSG confirmed the next day that the Moroccan defender suffered a &ldquo;severe sprain&rdquo; in his left ankle. As a result, Hakimi has been sidelined since. The marauding <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/achraf-hakimi-wins-2025-african-footballer-of-the-year-morocco-dominates-caf-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>right back collected his African Footballer of the Year award<\/a> this week while moving on a scooter.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2026-fifa-world-cup-group-stage-draw-date-pots-format-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage Draw: Date, Pots, Format and How To Watch<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#127464;&#127476; &#119809;&#119825;&#119812;&#119808;&#119818;&#119816;&#119821;&#119814; | Luis Diaz (28) has been suspended by UEFA for 3 matches following his red card vs PSG, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfbayern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@cfbayern<\/a>. &#9940;&#65039;<br><br>Bayern expected a one-match ban. The German club have requested the justification of the ruling in order to appeal this decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mdOyPfZ44Q\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/mdOyPfZ44Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eurofootcom\/status\/1991932810610024667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 21, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luis Diaz Suspension a Big Blow for Bayern Against Arsenal<\/h2><p>UEFA&rsquo;s three-game ban rules Diaz out of Bayern&rsquo;s trip to Arsenal next Wednesday, followed by home clashes with Sporting CP on December 9 and Union Saint-Gilloise on January 21. The skillful winger has featured in all four of Bayern&rsquo;s Champions League matches this season, scoring three times and helping the German champions maintain a perfect record.<\/p><p>Diaz has been central to Bayern&rsquo;s flying start under Vincent Kompany. After joining from Liverpool in the summer, he has produced 11 goals and seven assists in 17 appearances across competitions. Bayern opened the season with 16 straight wins before a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin ended the run. His absence will test Bayern&rsquo;s depth during a period in which they take on in-form Arsenal in Champions League.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/switzerland-defender-manuel-akanji-permanent-inter-milan-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Switzerland Defender Manuel Akanji Wants Permanent Inter Milan Move<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luis Diaz has scored more goals this season than Liverpool's new forward options combined &#129327;&#128293;<br><br>Did they let the wrong man go? &#129300; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKL1JXtEyu\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/VKL1JXtEyu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; LiveScore (@livescore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livescore\/status\/1990344935476748599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich will be without Luis Diaz for their next three Champions League fixtures after UEFA issued a suspension for his red card against Paris Saint-Germain. The winger was sent off in first-half stoppage time at the Parc des Princes earlier this month. UEFA ruled that the Colombian committed &ldquo;serious rough play&rdquo; for his challenge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":643238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[3928,3883,4177,4783,4582,3903,8370],"class_list":["post-643237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-achraf-hakimi","tag-bayern-munich","tag-champions-league","tag-luis-diaz","tag-uefa","tag-uefa-champions-league","tag-vincent-kompany"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Luis Diaz Handed Three-Game Champions League Ban After Red Card in Paris - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bayern will be without Luis Diaz for their next three Champions League fixtures after UEFA issued a suspension for his red card against PSG.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/luis-diaz-handed-three-game-champions-league-ban-after-red-card-in-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Luis Diaz Handed Three-Game Champions League Ban After Red Card in Paris - 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