Celtic vs RB Leipzig, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
RB Leipzig remain winless in UCL after Celtic thrashing
Celtic's Nicolas Kuehn scored twice and Reo Hatate added another as the Scottish champions fought back to beat RB Leipzig 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 1': Attempt blocked. Arne Engels (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
- 3': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
- 5': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Auston Trusty (Celtic).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Nicolas Kühn (Celtic).
- 12': El Chadaille Bitshiabu (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
- 13': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 13': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
- 13': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 22': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
- 22': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 23': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Arne Engels.
- 23': Goal! Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 1. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 25': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 26': Attempt missed. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Kampl with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 26': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 30': Auston Trusty (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 31': Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda following a fast break.
- 34': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 35': Goal! Celtic 1, RB Leipzig 1. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 38': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn with a through ball.
- 40': Offside, Celtic. Nicolas Kühn is caught offside.
- 41': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 44': Attempt saved. Alistair Johnston (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 45': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Goal! Celtic 2, RB Leipzig 1. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Celtic 2, RB Leipzig 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 2, RB Leipzig 1.
- 46': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
- 47': Delay in match (Celtic).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 48': Hand ball by Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 50': Attempt missed. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor following a fast break.
- 51': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
- 53': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 54': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 56': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Reo Hatate.
- 56': Auston Trusty (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
- 61': Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Offside, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara is caught offside.
- 62': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
- 62': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Attempt saved. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
- 66': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Auston Trusty (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arne Engels.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. Álex Valle replaces Greg Taylor.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Arne Engels.
- 68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Benjamin Sesko.
- 68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Antonio Nusa.
- 69': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 69': Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 71': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 72': Goal! Celtic 3, RB Leipzig 1. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 74': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Nicolas Kühn.
- 74': Substitution, Celtic. Liam Scales replaces Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 75': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 75': Álex Valle (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Assan Ouédraogo replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Amadou Haidara.
- 77': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
- 77': Álex Valle (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
- 78': Attempt missed. Assan Ouédraogo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lutsharel Geertruida with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lutsharel Geertruida.
- 81': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Bernardo.
- 81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Loïs Openda.
- 82': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig).
- 84': Lutsharel Geertruida went off injured after RB Leipzig had used all subs.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Idah.
- 88': Delay in match (Celtic).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by El Chadaille Bitshiabu.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig).
- 90'+3': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Valle.
- 90'+5': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celtic 3, RB Leipzig 1.
- 0': Match ends, Celtic 3, RB Leipzig 1.
Statistics
 RBL |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 412 | Passes | 649 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 19 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,551
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,551
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 10 | Nicolas Gerrit Kühn |
RB Leipzig (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 5 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 3 | Lutsharel Geertruida |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 8 | Amadou Haidara |
| 7 | Antonio Nusa |
| 14 | Christoph Baumgartner |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 30 | Benjamin Sesko  |
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