RB Leipzig vs Celtic 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

RB Leipzig

27': Christopher Nkunku
64': André Silva
77': André Silva

FT
3 - 1

Celtic

48': Jota

Leipzig comfortably beat Celtic to achieve lift-off in Champions League Group F

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RB Leipzig earned their first Champions League win of the season with a 3-1 home win over Celtic in Group F on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

13': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Janis Blaswich replaces Péter Gulácsi because of an injury.
27': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Celtic 0. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
37': Substitution, Celtic. Oliver Abildgaard replaces Callum McGregor because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 1, Celtic 0.
48': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Celtic 1. Jota (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi following a fast break.
54': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Celtic 1. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
71': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Timo Werner.
71': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Kevin Kampl.
75': Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Matt O'Riley.
75': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Daizen Maeda.
77': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, Celtic 1. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan.
81': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces David Raum because of an injury.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
82': Substitution, Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
82': Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Reo Hatate.
90'+6': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 3, Celtic 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228

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

Full Table

Statistics

CEL		RBL
9	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
41.4	Possession	58.6
12	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
375	Accurate Passes	541
443	Passes	627
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	4
12	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
37	Long Balls	51
19	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	7
6	Effective Tackles	12
13	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	6
15	Effective Clearances	12
15	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
32	Josko Gvardiol
4	Willi Orbán
22	David Raum
2	Mohamed Simakan
18	Christopher Nkunku
24	Xaver Schlager
44	Kevin Kampl
19	André Silva
11	Timo Werner
17	Dominik Szoboszlai

Substitutes:

Yussuf Poulsen, Hugo Novoa, Amadou Haidara, Benjamin Henrichs, Marcel Halstenberg, Emil Forsberg, Janis Blaswich, Abdou Diallo.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Joe Hart (GK)
6	Moritz Jenz
57	Stephen Welsh
3	Greg Taylor
88	Josip Juranovic
42	Callum McGregor
41	Reo Hatate
33	Matt O'Riley
8	Kyogo Furuhashi
17	Jota
38	Daizen Maeda

Substitutes:

Sead Haksabanovic, Anthony Ralston, James Forrest, James McCarthy, Scott Robertson, Scott Bain, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Benjamin Siegrist, Oliver Abildgaard, Alexander Bernabei.