UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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RB Leipzig WLWLD 2
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RBL112
Red Bull Arena · 33,478 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Sporting Champions League top 8 hopes fade with loss to Leipzig

RB Leipzig battled past visitors Sporting 2-1 on Wednesday to earn their first victory in seven Champions League matches and dent their opponents' hopes of a top eight finish.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
0
4
Saves
1
52.6
Possession
47.4
17
SHOTS
10
2
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
381
499
Passes
462
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
30
14
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
9
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
16
18
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
6
16
Effective Clearances
34
16
Clearances
34

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Maarten VandevoordtG
  2. 5El Chadaille BitshiabuCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 3Lutsharel GeertruidaRB
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-L
  7. 13Nicolas SeiwaldCM-R
  8. 11Loïs OpendaCF-L
  9. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R
  10. 10Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 14Christoph BaumgartnerAM-R

SCP · 4-4-2

  1. 1Franco IsraelG
  2. 3Jerry St. JusteCD-L
  3. 26Ousmane DiomandeCD-R
  4. 20Maxi AraújoLB
  5. 22Iván FresnedaRB
  6. 6Zeno DebastCM-L
  7. 42Morten HjulmandCM-R
  8. 57Geovany QuendaLM
  9. 21Geny CatamoRM
  10. 19Conrad HarderCF-L
  11. 17Francisco TrincãoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
  2. 29' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Gonçalo Inácio replaces Jeremiah St. Juste because of an injury.
  3. 55' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces Zeno Debast.
  4. 55' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Geny Catamo.
  5. 55' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Conrad Harder.
  6. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces David Raum.
  7. 61' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Xavi Simons.
  8. 62' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Antonio Nusa replaces Loïs Openda.
  9. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
  10. 75' Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Bragança following a fast break.
  11. 76' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Iván Fresneda.
  12. 78' Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  13. 79' David Raum (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 84' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Arthur Vermeeren replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  15. 86' Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 87' Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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