German Bundesliga

FT Friday, March 15, 2024
RB Leipzig WLWDW 5
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FC Cologne DLDLD 1
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RBL145
KOE101
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Match Report

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Leipzig up to 4th with 5-1 thrashing of Cologne

RB Leipzig demolished struggling FC Cologne 5-1 helped by two goals from Lois Openda in the Bundesliga on Friday as they edged into fourth place in the race for a Champions League spot.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
66.8
Possession
33.2
22
SHOTS
10
8
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
514
Accurate Passes
214
585
Passes
285
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
26
Long Balls
46
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
3
15
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
5
Interceptions
14
21
Effective Clearances
20
21
Clearances
20

Head to Head

RBL leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

KOE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Marvin SchwäbeG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD-L
  3. 15Luca KilianCD-R
  4. 17Leart PaqaradaLB
  5. 18Rasmus CarstensenRB
  6. 11Florian KainzAM
  7. 6Eric MartelLM
  8. 8Denis HuseinbasicRM
  9. 23Sargis AdamyanF
  10. 35Max FinkgrafeAM-L
  11. 40Faride AlidouAM-R

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  7. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-R
  8. 17Loïs OpendaCF-L
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R
  10. 20Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 7Dani OlmoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! 1. FC Köln 0, RB Leipzig 1. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
  2. 18' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 1. Sargis Adamyan (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric Martel following a corner.
  3. 49' Max Finkgrafe (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
  6. 66' Faride Alidou (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 3. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  8. 70' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 4. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  9. 72' Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 73' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Davie Selke replaces Florian Kainz.
  11. 73' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Damion Downs replaces Faride Alidou.
  12. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Loïs Openda.
  13. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  14. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Steffen Tigges replaces Sargis Adamyan.
  15. 80' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Jacob Christensen replaces Denis Huseinbasic.
  16. 82' Goal! 1. FC Köln 1, RB Leipzig 5. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
  17. 83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
  18. 83' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
  19. 86' Substitution, RB Leipzig. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Castello Lukeba.
  20. 88' Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Benno Schmitz replaces Max Finkgrafe.

Bundesliga News

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