RB Leipzig playmaker Xavi Simons will be sidelined for several weeks with an an ankle ligament injury, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday. Simons, 21, suffered the injury late in Wednesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat against Liverpool and had to come off. “Xavi suffered a ligament injury in his left ankle during yesterday’s Champions League game against Liverpool FC and will therefore be sidelined for several weeks,” Leipzig said. “A decision on how to treat the injury is yet to be made.” Simons is the latest longer-term injury casualty at Leipzig, joining Xaver Schlager and David Raum. He…