UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 19, 2023
RB Leipzig WLWWW 3
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Young Boys WDDWW 1
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RBL123
YB101
Stadion Wankdorf · 31,500 att.

Match Report

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RB Leipzig pull away from Young Boys in Champions League opener

RB Leipzig substitute Benjamin Šeško scored late to seal a 3-1 win at Swiss champion Young Boys in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
44.9
Possession
55.1
21
SHOTS
8
9
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
319
Accurate Passes
409
406
Passes
502
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.3
43
Long Balls
68
19
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
2
16
Effective Tackles
5
22
Tackles
7
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
14
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Lineups

YB · 5-3-2

  1. 1Anthony RacioppiG
  2. 13Mohamed Ali CamaraCD
  3. 23Loris BenitoCD-L
  4. 4Aurèle AmendaCD-R
  5. 21Ulisses GarciaLB
  6. 17Saidy JankoRB
  7. 30Sandro LauperCM
  8. 7Filip UgrinicCM-L
  9. 20Cheikh NiasseCM-R
  10. 15Meschack EliaCF-L
  11. 9Cedric IttenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Miguel ChaiwaSUB
  2. 19Noah PerssonSUB
  3. 77Joel MonteiroSUB
  4. 8Lukasz LakomySUB
  5. 27Lewin BlumSUB
  6. 40Dario MarzinoSUB
  7. 28Fabian LustenbergerSUB
  8. 35Silvére GanvoulaSUB
  9. 26David Von BallmoosSUB
  10. 18Jean-Pierre NsameSUB
  11. 39Darian MalesSUB
  12. 10Kastriot ImeriSUB

RBL · 4-4-2

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 2Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 39Benjamin HenrichsRB
  6. 44Kevin KamplCM-L
  7. 24Xaver SchlagerCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 20Xavi SimonsRM
  10. 9Yussuf PoulsenCF-L
  11. 17Loïs OpendaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Nicolas SeiwaldSUB
  2. 14Christoph BaumgartnerSUB
  3. 3Christopher LenzSUB
  4. 30Benjamin SeskoSUB
  5. 11Timo WernerSUB
  6. 18Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  7. 1Péter GulácsiSUB
  8. 31Tim KöhlerSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Young Boys 0, RB Leipzig 1. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
  2. 33' Goal! Young Boys 1, RB Leipzig 1. Meschack Elia (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
  3. 45' Loris Benito (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 61' Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  7. 67' Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 69' Substitution, Young Boys. Lewin Blum replaces Saidy Janko.
  9. 69' Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Cedric Itten.
  10. 73' Goal! Young Boys 1, RB Leipzig 2. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl following a corner.
  11. 76' Lewin Blum (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Sandro Lauper.
  13. 77' Substitution, Young Boys. Noah Persson replaces Ulisses Garcia.
  14. 79' Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 79' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
  16. 85' Substitution, Young Boys. Jean-Pierre Nsame replaces Cheikh Niasse.
  17. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz replaces Loïs Openda.
  18. 88' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Xavi Simons.
  19. 90' Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+2' Goal! Young Boys 1, RB Leipzig 3. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a through ball following a fast break.

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