UEFA Champions League

RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 27': Loïs Openda
  • 62': Christoph Baumgartner
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2 - 3
  • 3': John McGinn
  • 52': Jhon Durán
  • 85': Ross Barkley

Ross Barkley winner sees Aston Villa past RB Leipzig

Aston Villa substitutes Jhon Duran and Ross Barkley bagged second-half goals to salvage a 3-2 victory over RB Leipzig on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Aston Villa 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
  • 27': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Aston Villa 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a through ball.
  • 45': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Aston Villa 1.
  • 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Kevin Kampl replaces Amadou Haidara.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  • 52': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Aston Villa 2. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans following a fast break.
  • 62': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Aston Villa 2. Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a cross following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Matty Cash.
  • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces John McGinn.
  • 76': Substitution, RB Leipzig. André Silva replaces Benjamin Sesko.
  • 79': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  • 84': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Lukas Klostermann replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
  • 85': Goal! RB Leipzig 2, Aston Villa 3. Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 2, Aston Villa 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 40,406

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+10 Paris Saint-Germain 3 9 0
+10 Bayern Munich 3 9 0
+9 Internazionale 3 9 0
+8 Arsenal 3 9 0
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 5
53.3 Possession 46.7
19 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
436 Accurate Passes 380
509 Passes 448
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
17 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
24 Long Balls 39
16 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 10
9 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 11
9 Effective Clearances 20
9 Clearances 20

Line-Ups

RBL RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Péter Gulácsi (GK)
4 Willi Orbán
3 Lutsharel Geertruida
39 Benjamin Henrichs Yellow Card
13 Nicolas Seiwald
8 Amadou Haidara
18 Arthur Vermeeren
7 Antonio Nusa
14 Christoph Baumgartner
11 Loïs Openda
30 Benjamin Sesko

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14 Pau Torres
3 Diego Carlos Yellow Card
12 Lucas Digne Yellow Card
4 Ezri Konsa
27 Morgan Rogers
44 Boubacar Kamara
8 Youri Tielemans
11 Ollie Watkins
7 John McGinn
2 Matty Cash

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