Champions League suspended players: Arsenal boost, Aston Villa blow as four players banned for this week's fixtures

The Champions League league signifier resumes this week arsenic 36 teams look to boost their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the competition.

Despite the main signifier of the 2026-27 tourney being successful its infancy, determination were arsenic galore arsenic 11 players who were suspended for matchday one.

One of those players is inactive banned for matchday two, but 3 caller faces volition articulation him successful sitting retired his team's respective fixture connected matchday two.

Here, Sports Mole highlights the 4 players who are banned from playing successful the adjacent batch of Champions League matches.

Mbappe among 4 players banned for Champions League MD2 fixtures

The header sanction of players who cannot play is Mbappe. However, it is not Real Madrid prima Kylian Mbappe, it is his member Ethan Mbappe, who plays for Lille.

Having been handed a reddish paper for elbowing Real Betis subordinate Natan connected matchday one, the 19-year-old has subsequently been handed a three-match ban.

That has ensured that helium volition beryllium retired the travel to play Premier League champions Arsenal connected Tuesday night.

Jan Bednarek volition miss Porto's contention with Real Betis arsenic helium serves the 2nd fixture of a two-game prohibition from a Europa League fixture versus Nottingham Forest past season.

Bodo/Glimt volition person to marque a antiaircraft alteration for their gathering with Borussia Dortmund, a effect of centre-back Odin Bjortuft being sent disconnected against Bayern Munich.

Meanwhile, Mikulas Konency acceptable a Champions League grounds erstwhile helium was sent disconnected against Lens, the defender's dismissal aft conscionable 3 minutes and 34 seconds the quickest that a contention debutant has been sent disconnected successful the competition's history.

Aston Villa stroke up of Fenerbahce Champions League fixture

Fenerbahce midfielder Matteo Guendouzi had been expected to miss his team's travel to England to look Aston Villa.

The Frenchman was initially handed a two-match prohibition for a fig of offences - including starting a brawl aft the full-time whistle - successful a playoff necktie with Lyon.

However, connected appeal, his punishment was reduced to conscionable 1 match, making him disposable to look Villa connected Wednesday night.