Young Boys vs RB Leipzig 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Young Boys

33': Meschack Elia

FT
1 - 3

RB Leipzig

3': Mohamed Simakan
73': Xaver Schlager
90'+2': Benjamin Sesko

RB Leipzig pull away from Young Boys in Champions League opener

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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.

Match Commentary

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.
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.
45': Loris Benito (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Young Boys 1, RB Leipzig 1.
55': Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
61': Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
67': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Young Boys. Lewin Blum replaces Saidy Janko.
69': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Cedric Itten.
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.
76': Lewin Blum (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Sandro Lauper.
77': Substitution, Young Boys. Noah Persson replaces Ulisses Garcia.
79': Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
85': Substitution, Young Boys. Jean-Pierre Nsame replaces Cheikh Niasse.
88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Lenz replaces Loïs Openda.
88': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Xavi Simons.
90': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Young Boys 1, RB Leipzig 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,500

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

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Statistics

RBL		YB
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

Line-Ups

Young Boys (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Racioppi (GK)
13	Ali Mohamed
23	Loris Benito
4	Aurèle Amenda
21	Ulisses Garcia
17	Saidy Janko
30	Sandro Lauper
7	Filip Ugrinic
20	Cheikh Niasse
15	Meschack Elia
9	Cedric Itten

Substitutes:

Miguel Chaiwa, Noah Persson, Joel Monteiro, Lukasz Lakomy, Lewin Blum, Dario Marzino, Fabian Lustenberger, Silvére Ganvoula, David Von Ballmoos, Jean-Pierre Nsame, Darian Males, Kastriot Imeri.

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
23	Castello Lukeba
2	Mohamed Simakan
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
44	Kevin Kampl
24	Xaver Schlager
10	Emil Forsberg
20	Xavi Simons
9	Yussuf Poulsen
17	Loïs Openda