LEIPZIG. RB Leipzig manages to recover against Paris Saint Germain with 2 goals from G. Wijnaldum from a goal on the 39′ and a goal on the 21′.
A. Silva missed a decisive penalty (12′). That would have allowed RB Leipzig to win the match.
A. Silva missed 1 penalty (12′) for RB Leipzig.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Lars Christian Andreas Ekberg who had the assistance of Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg. The 4th official was Fredrik Klitte. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 6 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 69
- 75 Dangerous attack 23
- 49 Ball safe 68
- 2 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. RB Leipzig was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Paris Saint Germain that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough RB Leipzig to win the match.
RB Leipzig shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
RB Leipzig received 4 yellow cards (M. Simakan, J. Marsch, T. Adams and Y. Poulsen). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 6 yellow cards (Neymar, N. Mendes, P. Kimpembe, Danilo, A. Herrera and G. Donnarumma).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, RB Leipzig will have 1 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Paris Saint Germain will have 8 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, RB Leipzig will host Manchester City on the 7th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Club Brugge on the 7th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Jesse Marsch decided to play with the following team: Péter Gulácsi , Willi Orbán , Mohamed Simakan , Joško Gvardiol , Nordi Mukiele , Konrad Laimer , Tyler Adams , Angeliño , Christopher Nkunku , Emil Forsberg and André Silva .
The home team had on the bench: Dani Olmo , Josep Martínez, Kevin Kampl, Hugo Novoa Ramos, Amadou Haidara , Yussuf Poulsen , Dominik Szoboszlai , Ilaix Moriba and Benjamin Henrichs .
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: W. Orban for A. Haidara (46′), E. Forsberg for D. Szoboszlai (59′), A. Silva for Y. Poulsen (59′), T. Adams for D. Olmo (74′) and K. Laimer for B. Henrichs (85′).
Best player: Christopher Nkunku
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Georginio Wijnaldum , Danilo Pereira , Idrissa Gueye , Ángel Di María , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdou Diallo, Julian Draxler, Mauro Icardi, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Thilo Kehrer, Colin Dagba, Ander Herrera , Keylor Navas, Layvin Kurzawa and Alexandre Letellier.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 3 changes: G. Wijnaldum for A. Herrera (85′), A. Di Maria for T. Kehrer (85′) and K. Mbappe for M. Icardi (90′).
Best player: Georginio Wijnaldum
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Georginio Wijnaldum.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Sheriff – Inter – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Beşiktaş – 4-0
- Borussia Dortmund – Ajax – 1-3
- Real Madrid – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-1
- Liverpool – Atlético Madrid – 2-0
- RB Leipzig – Paris Saint Germain – 2-2
- Manchester City – Club Brugge – 4-1
- Milan – Porto – 1-1