German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, February 22, 2020
RB Leipzig DLDWW 5
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Schalke 04 LDWDD 0
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RBL145
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VELTINS-Arena · 61,433 att.

Match Report

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Leipzig crush hapless Schalke 5-0 to stay hot on Bayern Munich's heels

RB Leipzig demolished hosts Schalke 04 5-0 on Saturday to remain in the hunt for the Bundesliga title, a point behind leaders Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
46.9
Possession
53.1
24
SHOTS
3
8
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
404
430
Passes
490
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
57
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
18
10
Effective Clearances
14
10
Clearances
14

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

S04 · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 35Alexander NübelG
  2. 5Matija NastasicCD-L
  3. 4Ozan KabakCD-R
  4. 6Omar MascarellDM
  5. 24Bastian OczipkaLB
  6. 20Jonjoe KennyRB
  7. 25Amine HaritAM
  8. 8Suat SerdarLM
  9. 2Weston McKennieRM
  10. 14Rabbi MatondoCF-L
  11. 9Benito RamanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Juan MirandaSUB
  2. 19Guido BurgstallerSUB
  3. 31Timo BeckerSUB
  4. 11Michael GregoritschSUB
  5. 28Alessandro SchöpfSUB
  6. 34Michael LangerSUB
  7. 16Nassim BoujellabSUB
  8. 15Ahmed KutucuSUB
  9. 21Jean-Clair TodiboSUB

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD
  3. 23Marcel HalstenbergCD-L
  4. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  5. 27Konrad LaimerSW
  6. 18Christopher NkunkuCM-L
  7. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 22Nordi MukieleRM
  10. 11Timo WernerCF-L
  11. 21Patrik SchickCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Yvon Mvogo
  2. 25Dani Olmo
  3. 26Ethan Ampadu
  4. 19Hannes Wolf
  5. 9Yussuf Poulsen
  6. 17Ademola Lookman
  7. 8Amadou Haidara
  8. 10Emil Forsberg

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 1. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  2. 3' Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 5' Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Ahmed Kutucu replaces Rabbi Matondo.
  6. 54' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Patrik Schick.
  7. 55' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Weston McKennie.
  8. 57' Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 2. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  10. 65' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Konrad Laimer because of an injury.
  11. 67' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 3. Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a corner.
  12. 70' Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Suat Serdar.
  13. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Timo Werner.
  14. 78' Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 80' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 4. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  16. 89' Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 5. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.

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