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

· UEFA Champions League

Red Star Belgrade

81': Benjamin Henrichs (OG)

FT
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

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Delay in match (Red Star Belgrade).
1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
1': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade).
3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
3': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
3': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
4': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
5': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
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.
11': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Rodic with a cross.
13': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Haidara.
13': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
22': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Attempt missed. Nasser Djiga (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
23': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Nasser Djiga tries a through ball, but Mirko Ivanic is caught offside.
24': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
25': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
25': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Aleksandar Dragovic.
26': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
27': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
28': Foul by Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade).
28': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
31': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
31': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Mirko Ivanic.
32': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a cross.
34': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig).
34': Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade).
40': Attempt missed. Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
41': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
41': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Milan Rodic.
43': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
43': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig).
43': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, RB Leipzig. David Raum tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
45': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Jean-Philippe Krasso tries a through ball, but Osman Bukari is caught offside.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Loïs Openda following a fast break.
45'+2': Foul by Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig).
45'+2': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Dragovic tries a through ball, but Osman Bukari is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 1.
45': Second Half begins Red Star Belgrade 0, RB Leipzig 1.
45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Cherif Ndiaye replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
45': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Srdjan Mijailovic.
46': Attempt blocked. Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cherif Ndiaye.
48': Attempt blocked. Milan Rodic (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Ivanic.
49': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
49': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt blocked. Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Rodic.
50': Attempt missed. Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
51': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs following a fast break.
51': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a fast break.
52': Foul by Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade).
52': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Mirko Ivanic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
53': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Omri Glazer.
54': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a fast break.
55': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Vladimir Lucic tries a through ball, but Cherif Ndiaye is caught offside.
56': Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
56': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
58': Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Aleksandar Dragovic (Red Star Belgrade).
59': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
59': Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Foul by Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade).
59': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko with a headed pass.
61': Attempt blocked. Hwang In-Beom (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Lucic with a cross.
61': Attempt blocked. Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
62': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Hwang In-Beom tries a through ball, but Osman Bukari is caught offside.
63': Foul by Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade).
63': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade).
69': Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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.
71': Attempt missed. Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kosta Nedeljkovic with a cross.
73': Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade).
73': Vladimir Lucic (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt saved. Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Attempt saved. Cherif Ndiaye (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Foul by Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig).
74': Hwang In-Beom (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Fábio Carvalho replaces Xavi Simons.
76': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
77': Attempt blocked. Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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.
79': Foul by Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade).
79': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Amadou Haidara.
81': Own Goal by Benjamin Henrichs, RB Leipzig. Red Star Belgrade 1, RB Leipzig 2.
82': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Red Star Belgrade).
83': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Amadou Haidara.
84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Xaver Schlager.
85': Offside, Red Star Belgrade. Guélor Kanga tries a through ball, but Cherif Ndiaye is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Red Star Belgrade. Aleksandar Katai replaces Milan Rodic.
86': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
86': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': David Raum (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade).
89': Attempt missed. Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
90': Attempt saved. Fábio Carvalho (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Raum.
90': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Omri Glazer.
90'+1': Foul by Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig).
90'+1': Guélor Kanga (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Corner, Red Star Belgrade. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
90'+3': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
90'+3': Kosta Nedeljkovic (Red Star Belgrade) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, RB Leipzig 2.
0': Match ends, Red Star Belgrade 1, RB Leipzig 2.

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

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

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

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

Red Star Belgrade 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

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

Yussuf Poulsen, Nicolas Seiwald, Kevin Kampl, Lukas Klostermann, Christopher Lenz, Péter Gulácsi, Fabio Carvalho, Christoph Baumgartner.

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