UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Liverpool WWWWW 1
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RB Leipzig DWLWW 0
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Red Bull Arena · 45,228 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Liverpool edge RB Leipzig; go second on Champions League table

Liverpool's Darwin Nunez took full advantage of a rare start with the winning goal in his side's 1-0 victory at RB Leipzig as their 100% start in the Champions League continued on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
7
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
6
57.5
Possession
42.5
17
SHOTS
13
8
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
524
Accurate Passes
368
599
Passes
440
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
28
31
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
23
16
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0

Lineups

RBL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Péter GulácsiG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 4Willi OrbánCD-R
  4. 39Benjamin HenrichsLB
  5. 3Lutsharel GeertruidaRB
  6. 8Amadou HaidaraCM-L
  7. 18Arthur VermeerenCM-R
  8. 10Xavi SimonsLM
  9. 7Antonio NusaRM
  10. 11Loïs OpendaCF-L
  11. 30Benjamin SeskoCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchCM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 18Cody GakpoLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 23' Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 27' Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  5. 63' Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Mohamed Salah.
  6. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  7. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
  8. 74' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
  9. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Darwin Núñez.
  10. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  11. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
  12. 78' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Xavi Simons because of an injury.
  13. 86' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Amadou Haidara.

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