Boateng suspended for Stuttgart trip

FC Bayern will definitely be without World Cup winner Jérôme Boateng for Saturday afternoon’s Bundesliga trip to VfB Stuttgart. The defender was red-carded after 17 minutes of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Schalke 04 for a foul as last man on Sidney Sam. The final length of Boateng’s suspension in the league will be determined by a German FA disciplinary tribunal in the course of the next few days.