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

Red Star Belgrade

81': Benjamin Henrichs (OG)

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1 - 2

RB Leipzig

8': Xavi Simons
77': Loïs Openda

Simons strikes again as Leipzig reach Champions League last 16

Goals from Xavi Simons and Lois Openda gave RB Leipzig a 2-1 win against Red Star Belgrade in Champions League Group G on Tuesday to secure a place in the knockout stages.

Match Commentary

6': Srdjan Mijailovic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 1. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
28': Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 1.
45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Srdjan Mijailovic.
45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
45': Second Half begins Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 1.
49': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Peter Olayinka replaces Mirko Ivanic.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Emil Forsberg.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Benjamin Sesko.
73': Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xavi Simons.
77': Goal! Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 2. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xaver Schlager following a fast break.
78': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Jovan Mijatovic replaces Vladimir Lucic.
81': Own Goal by Benjamin Henrichs, RB Leipzig. Red Star Belgrade 1, RB Leipzig 2.
83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Amadou Haidara.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xaver Schlager.
85': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Milan Rodic.
90'+4': Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 41,961

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

RBL		RSB
11	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	6
7	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
50.6	Possession	49.4
24	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
381	Accurate Passes	359
458	Passes	442
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
19	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	55
31	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
10	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	6
20	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	8
23	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Red Star Belgrade (5-3-2)

No.	Name
18	Omri Glazer (GK)
15	Aleksandar Dragovic
23	Milan Rodic
24	Nasser Djiga
37	Vladimir Lucic
33	Srdjan Mijailovic
66	Hwang In-Beom
4	Mirko Ivanic
8	Guélor Kanga
30	Osman Bukari
17	Jean-Phillipe Krasso

Substitutes:

Aleksandar Katai, Stefan Mitrovic, Milos Degenek, Peter Olayinka, Uros Kabic, Cherif Ndiaye, Jovan Mijatovic, Marko Stamenic, Zoran Popovic, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Kings Kangwa, Uros Spajic.

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
23	Castello Lukeba
2	Mohamed Simakan
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
8	Amadou Haidara
24	Xaver Schlager
10	Emil Forsberg
20	Xavi Simons
30	Benjamin Sesko
17	Loïs Openda