Schalke 04 vs RB Leipzig, 2020-21 German Bundesliga
· German BundesligaRB Leipzig cruise past bottom club Schalke to keep pace with Bayern
RB Leipzig cruised past hosts Schalke 04 3-0 on Saturday to stay seven points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich in second place.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by William (FC Schalke 04).
- 3': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a headed pass.
- 6': Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
- 6': Sead Kolasinac (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04).
- 7': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Offside, RB Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer tries a through ball, but Angeliño is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig).
- 11': Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (FC Schalke 04).
- 12': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 13': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ralf Fährmann.
- 15': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
- 17': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 19': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Benjamin Stambouli.
- 23': Foul by Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04).
- 23': Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
- 25': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Omar Mascarell.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
- 27': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Omar Mascarell (FC Schalke 04).
- 27': Omar Mascarell (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 29': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
- 31': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 31': Foul by Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04).
- 31': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 34': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Omar Mascarell (FC Schalke 04).
- 34': Attempt saved. Mark Uth (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
- 36': Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, FC Schalke 04. Shkodran Mustafi tries a through ball, but Matthew Hoppe is caught offside.
- 39': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Nassim Boujellab replaces Mark Uth because of an injury.
- 40': Offside, RB Leipzig. Willi Orban tries a through ball, but Angeliño is caught offside.
- 41': Hand ball by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
- 42': Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
- 43': Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04).
- 44': Attempt missed. Matthew Hoppe (FC Schalke 04) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 45'+2': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by William.
- 45'+3': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 1. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 1.
- 46': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
- 47': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a headed pass.
- 49': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Alessandro Schöpf (FC Schalke 04).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 51': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 51': Offside, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku tries a through ball, but Dani Olmo is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 53': Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig).
- 56': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 57': Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04).
- 59': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Nassim Boujellab (FC Schalke 04).
- 59': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Benito Raman replaces Alessandro Schöpf.
- 59': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Malick Thiaw replaces Omar Mascarell.
- 61': Foul by Amine Harit (FC Schalke 04).
- 61': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Tyler Adams.
- 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 67': Hand ball by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 68': Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 69': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (FC Schalke 04).
- 69': Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Sead Kolasinac (FC Schalke 04) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 72': Hand ball by Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04).
- 73': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 2. Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Angeliño (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 76': Benjamin Stambouli (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 76': Offside, FC Schalke 04. Benjamin Stambouli tries a through ball, but Amine Harit is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Suat Serdar replaces Matthew Hoppe.
- 80': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by William.
- 81': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a cross.
- 82': Benito Raman (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig).
- 82': Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Marcel Sabitzer.
- 83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hee-Chan Hwang replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 84': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hee-Chan Hwang.
- 86': Attempt saved. Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angeliño.
- 86': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ralf Fährmann.
- 87': Goal! FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 3. Willi Orban (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Angeliño with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces Angeliño.
- 88': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
- 88': Suat Serdar (FC Schalke 04) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Corner, FC Schalke 04. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
- 89': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (FC Schalke 04) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 3.
- 0': Match ends, FC Schalke 04 0, RB Leipzig 3.
Statistics
 RBL |
S04 |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 63.5 | Possession | 36.5 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 464 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 560 | Passes | 332 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 24 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 3 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 3 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Bundesliga Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Augsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann (GK) |
| 5 | Matija Nastasic |
| 30 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 20 | Sead Kolasinac  |
| 13 | William |
| 7 | Mark Uth |
| 17 | Benjamin Stambouli |
| 6 | Omar Mascarell |
| 43 | Matthew Hoppe |
| 25 | Amine Harit |
| 28 | Alessandro Schöpf |
RB Leipzig (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
| 5 | Dayot Upamecano |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 22 | Nordi Mukiele |
| 44 | Kevin Kampl |
| 7 | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 25 | Dani Olmo |
| 3 | Angeliño |
| 14 | Tyler Adams |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku |
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