UEFA Champions League

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

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0 - 4
  • 10': Christopher Nkunku
  • 50': André Silva
  • 62': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 68': Valeriy Bondar (OG)

RB Leipzig cruise past Shakhtar to reach Champions League last 16

Christopher Nkunku scored one goal and set up another as RB Leipzig crushed Shakhtar Donetsk 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League last-16.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 1. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
  • 24': Bohdan Mykhailichenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 1.
  • 50': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 2. André Silva (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan with a headed pass.
  • 59': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Danylo Sikan replaces Lassina Traoré.
  • 59': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Neven Djurasek replaces Heorhii Sudakov.
  • 59': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Lucas Taylor replaces Yukhym Konoplya.
  • 62': Goal! Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 66': Lucas Taylor (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Dani Olmo replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  • 67': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Marcel Halstenberg replaces David Raum.
  • 68': Own Goal by Valeriy Bondar, Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 4.
  • 74': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Abdou Diallo replaces Xaver Schlager.
  • 74': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Andrii Totovytskyi replaces Mykhailo Mudryk.
  • 81': Substitution, Shakhtar Donetsk. Dmytro Kryskiv replaces Artem Bondarenko.
  • 89': Danylo Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Shakhtar Donetsk 0, RB Leipzig 4.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadion Legii Warszawa im. Jozefa Pilsudskiego
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 26,045

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
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
51.4 Possession 48.6
12 SHOTS 5
7 ON GOAL 1
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
475 Accurate Passes 437
533 Passes 502
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
10 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
32 Long Balls 34
18 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 6
7 Effective Clearances 9
7 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

SHK Shakhtar Donetsk (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
81 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
22 Mykola Matviyenko
5 Valeriy Bondar
6 Taras Stepanenko
15 Bogdan Mykhaylychenko Yellow Card
26 Yukhym Konoplia
8 Heorhii Sudakov
21 Artem Bondarenko
10 Mykhailo Mudryk
34 Ivan Petryak
2 Lassina Traoré

RBL 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
44 Kevin Kampl
24 Xaver Schlager
19 André Silva
11 Timo Werner
17 Dominik Szoboszlai

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