RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United: result and report

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2020

Result

RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2020, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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RB Leipzig 3-2 Manchester United: match report

RB Leipzig defeated Manchester United 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 8 December 2020. The half-time score was 2-0.

Angeliño opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Angeliño (2'), Amadou Haidara (13') and J. Kluivert (69'). Manchester United scored through Bruno Fernandes (80', penalty) and an own goal by Ibrahima Konaté (82').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 4 yellow cards; Manchester United received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 20th on 9 points from 5 and Manchester United 16th on 9 points from 5. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Manchester United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United (8.9), ahead of Angeliño (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 RB Leipzig wins, 0 draws and 1 for Manchester United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

2'Goal · AngeliñoRB Leipzig · 1-0
5'Yellow card · Bruno FernandesManchester United
13'Goal · Amadou HaidaraRB Leipzig · 2-0
32'Yellow card · Nordi MukieleRB Leipzig
35'Yellow card · Marcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
43'Yellow card · Luke ShawManchester United
62'Yellow card · J. KluivertRB Leipzig
62'Yellow card · Harry MaguireManchester United
68'Yellow card · Brandon WilliamsManchester United
69'Goal · J. KluivertRB Leipzig · 3-0
77'Yellow card · Victor LindelöfManchester United
80'Penalty goal · Bruno FernandesManchester United · 3-1
81'Yellow card · Tyler AdamsRB Leipzig
82'Own goal · Ibrahima KonatéManchester United · 3-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: RB Leipzig 0, draws 0, Manchester United 1.

Manchester United 5-0 RB LeipzigChampions League · 28 Oct 2020

Team news

Unavailable

Lukas KlostermannRB Leipzig · injury (Knee Surgery)
Lazar SamardžićRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Edinson CavaniManchester United · injury (Knock)
Hee-chan HwangRB Leipzig · injury (COVID 19)
Fabrice HartmannRB Leipzig · injury (Raptured Knee Ligament)
Benjamin HenrichsRB Leipzig · injury (Patella Problems)

RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-2-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Nordi Mukiele, Ibrahima Konaté, Willi Orbán, Amadou Haidara, Marcel Sabitzer, Kevin Kampl, Angeliño, Emil Forsberg, Christopher Nkunku, Dani Olmo

Manchester United line-up (3-4-1-2)

David de Gea, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matić, Alex Telles, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood