UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Liverpool WWLLL 2
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RB Leipzig LWWWW 0
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1st Leg · Puskás Aréna

Match Report

Liverpool gets respite with 2-0 win over Leipzig in CL

— Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane pounced on defensive mistakes to score Liverpool’s goals in a 2-0 win over Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving the six-time European champions some respite amid an alarming slump in form domestically.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
7
2
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
1
52.5
Possession
47.5
10
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
377
548
Passes
491
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
44
27
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
9
15
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
10
17
Effective Clearances
10
17
Clearances
10

Lineups

RBL · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 5Dayot UpamecanoCD
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-L
  4. 22Nordi MukieleCD-R
  5. 44Kevin KamplSW
  6. 7Marcel SabitzerCM-L
  7. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  8. 3AngeliñoLM
  9. 14Tyler AdamsRM
  10. 18Christopher NkunkuCF-L
  11. 25Dani OlmoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ibrahima Konaté
  2. 21Justin Kluivert
  3. 4Willi Orbán
  4. 33Josep Martínez
  5. 11Hwang Hee-Chan
  6. 39Benjamin Henrichs
  7. 23Marcel Halstenberg
  8. 19Alexander Sørloth
  9. 20Lazar Samardzic
  10. 9Yussuf Poulsen
  11. 35Fabrice Hartmann

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 14Jordan HendersonCD-L
  3. 19Ozan KabakCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumCM
  7. 6Thiago AlcantaraLM
  8. 17Curtis JonesRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 65Leighton ClarksonSUB
  2. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  3. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  4. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  5. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  6. 23Xherdan ShaqiriSUB
  7. 76Neco WilliamsSUB
  8. 46Rhys WilliamsSUB
  9. 13Adrián SUB
  10. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  11. 64Jake CainSUB
  12. 28Ben DaviesSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 6' Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 58' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
  6. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Amadou Haidara.
  7. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Willi Orban replaces Nordi Mukiele.
  8. 65' Angeliño (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Ozan Kabak (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Roberto Firmino.
  11. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Thiago.
  12. 73' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hee-Chan Hwang replaces Kevin Kampl.
  13. 76' Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 81' Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. Neco Williams replaces Mohamed Salah.

UEFA Champions League News

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