UEFA Champions League

Celtic vs RB Leipzig, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 75': Timo Werner
  • 84': Emil Forsberg

Celtic crash out of Champions League with defeat to Leipzig

Celtic's hopes of reaching the Champions League round of 16 ended with a 2-0 defeat against RB Leipzig on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Liel Abada with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
  • 6': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
  • 6': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
  • 13': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 25': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
  • 25': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Janis Blaswich.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Moritz Jenz (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by David Raum.
  • 27': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liel Abada following a corner.
  • 27': Greg Taylor (Celtic) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
  • 27': Offside, Celtic. Greg Taylor tries a through ball, but Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
  • 29': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 29': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
  • 34': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 34': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Reo Hatate (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
  • 42': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Liel Abada because of an injury.
  • 43': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 45': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Joe Hart.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 0.
  • 48': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Haidara with a through ball.
  • 50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': André Silva (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
  • 52': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
  • 52': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Forrest.
  • 56': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig).
  • 56': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by André Silva (RB Leipzig).
  • 58': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 64': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
  • 64': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Substitution, Celtic. Aaron Mooy replaces Reo Hatate.
  • 66': Substitution, Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 66': Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Sead Haksabanovic.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan.
  • 73': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
  • 73': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Goal! Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 1. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
  • 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  • 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
  • 77': Hand ball by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Forrest with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Celtic. Alexander Bernabei replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
  • 81': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Willi Orbán.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Bernabei.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Abdou Diallo replaces Amadou Haidara.
  • 84': Goal! Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 2. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Timo Werner.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 87': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Alexander Bernabei.
  • 88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hugo Novoa replaces Christopher Nkunku.
  • 90'+1': Josip Juranovic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
  • 90'+3': Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 2.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
58.3 Possession 41.7
13 SHOTS 16
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
539 Accurate Passes 348
617 Passes 424
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
19 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 25
37 Accurate Long Balls 10
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 6
19 Effective Clearances 19
19 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,565

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Hart (GK)
6 Moritz Jenz
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
3 Greg Taylor
88 Josip Juranovic Yellow Card
9 Sead Haksabanovic
41 Reo Hatate Yellow Card
33 Matt O'Riley
8 Kyogo Furuhashi
38 Daizen Maeda
11 Liel Abada

RBL RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
21 Janis Blaswich (GK)
32 Josko Gvardiol
4 Willi Orbán
22 David Raum
2 Mohamed Simakan
18 Christopher Nkunku
24 Xaver Schlager
8 Amadou Haidara
19 André Silva
11 Timo Werner
17 Dominik Szoboszlai

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