RB Leipzig vs Liverpool, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueLiverpool edge RB Leipzig; go second on Champions League table
Liverpool's Darwin Nunez took full advantage of a rare start with the winning goal in his side's 1-0 victory at RB Leipzig as their 100% start in the Champions League continued on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 1': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 2': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
- 4': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig).
- 7': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross.
- 7': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
- 8': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
- 12': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 12': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 13': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 14': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 19': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 22': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 23': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 23': Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 27': Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 27': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 31': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 31': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 33': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 33': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 36': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Arthur Vermeeren.
- 37': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 38': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 38': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 43': Attempt saved. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 44': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a through ball.
- 45': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Arthur Vermeeren (RB Leipzig).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1.
- 49': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 51': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 52': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Vermeeren.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 60': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 63': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 65': Offside, RB Leipzig. Arthur Vermeeren is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 67': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 68': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 70': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 72': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 72': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 72': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
- 74': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Benjamin Sesko.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Darwin Núñez.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 75': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 77': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Xavi Simons because of an injury.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 82': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 83': Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Castello Lukeba.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 88': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
- 89': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 524 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 599 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 16 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | +14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba  |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 18 | Arthur Vermeeren |
| 10 | Xavi Simons |
| 7 | Antonio Nusa |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
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