RB Leipzig vs Red Star 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

RB Leipzig

12': David Raum
59': Xavi Simons
84': Dani Olmo

FT
3 - 1

Red Star Belgrade

70': Marko Stamenic

Leipzig battle past Red Star 3-1 to tighten hold on Group G second spot

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RB Leipzig strengthened their hold on second place in Champions League Group G with a 3-1 victory over gritty Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

12': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Red Star Belgrade 0. David Raum (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
28': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
34': Marko Stamenic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Red Star Belgrade 0.
45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Osman Bukari replaces Peter Olayinka.
46': Hwang In-Beom (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.
58': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
58': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
59': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Red Star Belgrade 0. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum.
65': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Milan Rodic.
65': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Jovan Mijatovic replaces Cherif Ndiaye.
65': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Vladimir Lucic replaces Stefan Mitrovic.
70': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Red Star Belgrade 1. Marko Stamenic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
71': Nasser Djiga (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Xavi Simons.
81': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Marko Stamenic.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Loïs Openda.
84': Goal! RB Leipzig 3, Red Star Belgrade 1. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 42,209

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

RSB		RBL
16	Fouls	7
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	10
7	Saves	3
34.6	Possession	65.4
16	SHOTS	27
4	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
233	Accurate Passes	489
290	Passes	560
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	7
14	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.4
43	Long Balls	32
21	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	9
6	Effective Tackles	12
15	Tackles	18
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	2
21	Effective Clearances	17
21	Clearances	17

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

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

Substitutes:

Fábio Carvalho, Nicolas Seiwald, Christoph Baumgartner, Dani Olmo, Amadou Haidara, Christopher Lenz, Lukas Klostermann, Timo Werner, Péter Gulácsi, Benjamin Sesko.

Red Star Belgrade (3-5-2)

No.	Name
18	Omri Glazer (GK)
15	Aleksandar Dragovic
23	Milan Rodic
24	Nasser Djiga
4	Mirko Ivanic
6	Marko Stamenic
66	Hwang In-Beom
80	Stefan Mitrovic
33	Srdjan Mijailovic
14	Peter Olayinka
9	Cherif Ndiaye

Substitutes:

Osman Bukari, Guélor Kanga, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Jovan Mijatovic, Milos Degenek, Uros Spajic, Vladimir Lucic, Uros Kabic, Kings Kangwa, Zoran Popovic, Aleksandar Katai.