Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 5 November 2024
Result
Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig
Champions League · Tuesday 5 November 2024, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig: match report
Celtic defeated RB Leipzig 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 5 November 2024. The half-time score was 2-1.
Christoph Baumgartner opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Celtic's goals came from Nicolas Kühn (35'), Nicolas Kühn (45+1') and Reo Hatate (72'). RB Leipzig scored through Christoph Baumgartner (23').
Discipline: Celtic received no yellow cards; RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Celtic were 44th on 4 points from 3 and RB Leipzig 74th on 0 points from 3. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
Celtic lined up in a 4-3-3 and RB Leipzig in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolas Kühn of Celtic (9.2), ahead of Reo Hatate (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Celtic win, 0 draws and 3 for RB Leipzig.
Going into the match Celtic's last five read D-L-W and RB Leipzig's L-L-L.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Christoph Baumgartner
- 35'Goal · Nicolas Kühn
- 45+1'Goal · Nicolas Kühn
- 62'Yellow card · Benjamin Sesko
- 72'Goal · Reo Hatate
Head-to-head
Team news
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Celtic line-up (4-3-3)
Kasper Schmeichel, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Greg Taylor, Arne Engels, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Nicolas Kühn, Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda
RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-2)
Péter Gulácsi, Lutsharel Geertruida, Willi Orbán, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Benjamin Henrichs, Christoph Baumgartner, Amadou Haidara, Kevin Kampl, Antonio Nusa, Benjamin Sesko, Loïs Openda