Celtic vs RB Leipzig 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
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 Commentary
- 34': Reo Hatate (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Liel Abada because of an injury.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 0.
- 66': Substitution, Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 66': Substitution, Celtic. Aaron Mooy replaces Reo Hatate.
- 66': Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Sead Haksabanovic.
- 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. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
- 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 80': Substitution, Celtic. Alexander Bernabei replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 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.
- 88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Hugo Novoa replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 90'+1': Josip Juranovic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Celtic 0, RB Leipzig 2.
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,565
UEFA Champions League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| +1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -3 | AC Milan | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -1 | Newcastle United | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Statistics
 RBL |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 6 | Moritz Jenz |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 3 | Greg Taylor |
| 88 | Josip Juranovic  |
| 9 | Sead Haksabanovic |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 33 | Matt O'Riley |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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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