UEFA Champions League

RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
RB Leipzig
  • 49': Konrad Laimer
  • 59': Marcel Sabitzer
FT
2 - 1
Zenit St Petersburg
  • 25': Yaroslav Rakitskiy

Leipzig stage second-half comeback to beat Zenit

RB Leipzig came from a goal down to beat visitors Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 on Wednesday and take back control of Champions League Group G.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 1': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Mikhail Kerzhakov.
  • 4': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 4': Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 5': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Offside, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
  • 7': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Vyacheslav Karavaev tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 8': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 8': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
  • 8': Sardar Azmoun (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Santos with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 15': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Sardar Azmoun tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
  • 18': Dangerous play by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 18': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
  • 22': Oleg Shatov (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann.
  • 25': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Sardar Azmoun.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 29': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 29': Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 32': Foul by Ademola Lookman (RB Leipzig).
  • 32': Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a cross.
  • 35': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Yaroslav Rakitskiy tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 36': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
  • 36': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 39': Offside, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele tries a through ball, but Willi Orban is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 41': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
  • 41': Sebastián Driussi (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ademola Lookman (RB Leipzig).
  • 42': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Matheus Cunha replaces Timo Werner.
  • 48': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Douglas Santos.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 49': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 51': Foul by Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig).
  • 51': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
  • 55': Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Offside, Zenit St Petersburg. Vyacheslav Karavaev tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 59': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukas Klostermann with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Yordan Osorio replaces Oleg Shatov.
  • 67': Foul by Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig).
  • 67': Yaroslav Rakitskiy (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Yordan Osorio (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yaroslav Rakitskiy with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Ademola Lookman.
  • 71': Offside, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Lukas Klostermann is caught offside.
  • 72': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 72': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 75': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Sardar Azmoun.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
  • 81': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 81': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Substitution, Zenit St Petersburg. Robert Mak replaces Sebastián Driussi.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a through ball.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a through ball.
  • 86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Diego Demme replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Robert Mak (Zenit St Petersburg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yordan Osorio with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Matheus Cunha (RB Leipzig).
  • 87': Yordan Osorio (Zenit St Petersburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit St Petersburg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Robert Mak (Zenit St Petersburg) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 89': Offside, RB Leipzig. Nordi Mukiele tries a through ball, but Matheus Cunha is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg).
  • 90': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Zenit St Petersburg. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 2, Zenit St Petersburg 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
35.8 Possession 64.2
6 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 588
377 Passes 678
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 31
0.4 Cross % 0.2
89 Long Balls 48
42 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 5
25 Effective Clearances 19
25 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 41,058

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4 Willi Orbán
5 Dayot Upamecano
16 Lukas Klostermann
22 Nordi Mukiele
44 Kevin Kampl
27 Konrad Laimer
10 Emil Forsberg
7 Marcel Sabitzer
17 Ademola Lookman
11 Timo Werner
RB Leipzig Substitutes:
Matheus Cunha, Diego Demme, Marcelo Saracchi, Christopher Nkunku, Yvon Mvogo, Amadou Haidara, Yussuf Poulsen.

ZEN Zenit St Petersburg (4-4-2)

No. Name
41 Mikhail Kerzhakov (GK)
44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy
6 Branislav Ivanovic
3 Douglas Santos
15 Vyacheslav Karavaev
5 Wilmar Barrios Yellow Card
27 Magomed Ozdoev
11 Sebastián Driussi
17 Oleg Shatov
7 Sardar Azmoun
22 Artem Dzyuba
Zenit St Petersburg Substitutes:
Daler Kuzyaev, Róbert Mak, Yuri Zhirkov, Yordan Osorio, Igor Smolnikov, Andrey Lunev, Aleksandr Erokhin.

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