Werner and Forsberg goals seal win at Celtic Park
Leipzig win 2-0 in Glasgow | Werner and Forsberg were the scorers on Tuesday evening | The win puts RBL second in Group F
RB Leipzig celebrated an impressive 2-0 win over Celtic on Matchday 4 of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Timo Werner headed Rose’s side into the lead in the 75th minute, before Emil Forsberg put the game to bed in the 84th.
Both sides had good chances in the first half. The hosts came close in the 27th minute when Matt O’Riley hit the post with a low shot from 18 yards, before Greg Taylor headed the rebound against the crossbar. Christopher Nkunku came close on the stroke of half time, but his low, powerful shot was kept out by Joe Hart.
The Red Bulls started to apply more pressure on their opponents in the second half. Joe Hart did well to keep out Willi Orbán in the 49th minute and Mohamed Simakan had a good chance in the 69th minute, but he fired his effort over the bar. Leipzig got the breakthrough in the 75th minute thanks to a Timo Werner header and Forsberg put the game to bed just nine minutes later after he slotted one past the Celtic Keeper.
The result moves RB Leipzig up to second in Group F, after Shakhtar Donetsk held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw.
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Statistics
CELTIC:
Hart – Taylor, Jenz, Furuhashi (66' Giakoumakis), Hakšabanović (66' Turnbull), Abada (42' Forrest), Carter-Vickers (C), O'Riley, Maeda (89' Bernabei), Hatate (66' Mooy), Juranović
Bench:
Bain, Siegrist – McCarthy, Abildgaard, Robertson, Ralston, Welsh
RB LEIPZIG:
Blaswich – Simakan (76' Henrichs), Orban (C), Haïdara (83' Diallo), Werner, Szoboszlai (76' Forsberg), Nkunku (88' Novoa), Silva (76' Poulsen), Raum, Schlager, Gvardiol
Bench:
Nickisch – Ba, Kampl
Referee:
Halil Umut Meler (Izmir, Turkey)
Goals:
1-0 Werner (75'), 2-0 Forsberg (84')
Yellow cards:
- | Hatate (1), Juranović (1)
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First half highlights:
Kick off!
We're underway! Marco Rose has made four changes to the side, with Mohamed Simakan, Joško Gvardiol, David Raum and Andre Silva coming in. Let's go, boys!
1st minute:
Daizen Maeda has the first chance of the game after a cross from the right side, but his header is over the top.
8th minute:
David plays a promising ball into the box from the left, but Dominik Szoboszlai can't quite get on the end of it. Promising signs!
15th minute:
Amadou Haïdara's shot from distance is blocked. It may have caused Hart problems if it had got through!
27th minute:
Matt O'Riley hits the post with a low shot from just outside the area and Greg Taylor heads the rebound against the bar!
29th minute:
Kyogo Furuhashi heads it over the bar from inside the area. The hosts are pushing!
45th minute:
Nkunku's best moment of the half! The Frenchman tests Hart, but the former England international is up to the challenge.
Half Time:
Goalless at the break after a tight half! Wishing Celtic's Liel Abada a speedy recovery after he went off early in the first half.
Second half highlights
46th minute:
Let's go! Both sides unchanged for the second half.
49th minute:
Doudou finds Willi Orbán in the middle, but Joe Hart comes out to make an important stop with his legs.
60th minute:
"Szobo" bursts into the penalty area but he loses his footing at the crucical time.
69th minute:
Timo Werner finds Simakan in the penalty area, but after a lovely first touch to get the better of Greg Taylor, the Frenchman hits it over the top.
75th minute GOOOOAL FOR RBL!
André Silva does brilliantly to clip the ball into the box from the byline and Werner is there to guide it past Joe Hart with a great header!
84th minute, GOOOOAL FOR RBL!
Emil Forsberg takes a great touch after Werner's pass and the Swede fires it past Joe Hart to double Leipzig's advantage!
Full time!
A 2-0 win thanks to goals from Timo and Emil!