Šeško and Forsberg help RBL secure 2-1 win over Young Boys

Another UCL victory!

RB Leipzig defeated Young Boys 2-1 in their final Champions League group game. RBL had already booked their spot in the last 16 of this year's competition by securing second place in group G heading into the match.

It looked like Leipzig had taken an early lead in the seventh minute, with Benjamin Šeško slotting the ball coolly past Young Boys keeper David von Ballmoos. However, the goal was disallowed after the Slovenian was shown to be standing in an offside position when he received the ball from Emil Forsberg. Péter Gulácsi, who started in place of Janis Blaswich and captained RB Leipzig, did well to keep the scores level in the 21st minute, as he pulled off a fantastic reflex save to deny Cheik Niasse from close range.

The action picked up in the second half! Benjamin Šeško gave RBL the breakthrough (51’), before Ebrima Colley got the equaliser just two minutes later (53’). Then, Emil Forsberg restored our lead in the 56th minute. There were chances for both sides at the death, first for Timo Werner (88’) and then for Joel Monteiro (90’+3).
 

Champions League | RB Leipzig – Young Boys Bern

Line-ups

RBL: Gulácsi (C) - Henrichs, Simakan (59' Klostermann), Castello Jr. (80' Schlager), Lenz - Seiwald, Kampl - Carvalho, Forsberg (74' Xavi) - Poulsen (74' Openda), Sesko (74' Werner)

YB: von Ballmoos - Janko, Lustenberger (C), Amenda, Garcia - Colley (82' Rrudhani), Niasse, Lauper (70' Lakomy), Ugrinic (70' Males) - Elia (62' Monteiro), Nsame (62' Ganvoula)

RBL unused subs: Blaswich (GK) - Haidara, Baumgartner, Raum

YB unused subs: Racioppi (GK), Marzino (GK) - Camara, Chaiwa, Persson, Benito, Blum

Goals

1-0 Šeško (51'), 1-1 Colley (53'), 2-1 Forsberg (56')

Yellow Cards

Poulsen (70'), Lenz (77') | Garcia (33'), Colley (81'), Monteiro (85')

Officials

Referee: Manfredas Lukjanciukas (Lithuania)

First assistant: Mangirdas Mirauskas (Lithuania)

Second assistant: Vytenis Kazlauskas (Lithuania)

Fourth official: Vilius Paulauskas (Lithuania)

Video assistant: Stuart Attwell (England)

VAR assistant: Nejc Kajtazovic (Slovenia)

Attendance

43.331
 

A farewell to Marcel Halstenberg

Before the game, Marcel Halstenberg received an official send-off from the RB Leipzig fans. The defender moved to Hannover 96 in the summer after eight years at RBL. Great to see you again, Marcel!
 

6th minute: Šeško goal disallowed

Benjamin Šeško wheels away in celebration after slotting the ball coolly into the bottom-left corner, but our number 30 was standing in an offside position when Emil Forsberg played the ball through to him. After a quick VAR check, the referee disallows the goal.
 

21st minute:  Big save from Gulácsi!

Cheikh Niasse heads goalwards from a Young Boys corner. Péter Gulácsi reacts quickly, however, and manages to tip the ball over the bar to keep the scores level.
 

37th minute: Colley tries his luck

There haven’t been too many chances for either side. Young Boys’ Ebrima Colley has a go from distance, but his shot flies over the bar.
 

42nd minute: Šeško goes close

A cross is whipped in towards Benjamin Šeško, but David von Ballmoos just about beats our striker to the ball to neutralise the threat.
 

51st minute: Šeško gives us lift-off!

Benjamin Šeško puts the ball in the back of the net again and this time the goal counts! Benjamin Henrichs finds our number 30 in the box, who outpaces Janko on the right side of the penalty area and sends the ball into the top left of the goal.
 

53rd minute: An immediate response

After a mistake from  Castello Jr., Jean Pierre Nsame has space to drive with the ball and lays it across the box to Ebrima Colley, who leaves Péte no chance with his shot into the right-hand corner of the net.
 

56th minute: Forsberg restores our lead!

Back in front! Kevin Kampl passes it to Emil Forsberg, who finds himself in a bit of space in the box and shoots through the legs of Janko into the bottom-right corner of the goal to put us 2-1 up.
 

72nd minute: Goal disallowed for Young Boys

Ulisses Garcia puts the ball in the back of the net for Young Boys, but the linesman’s flag is raised and the goal is disallowed for offside.
 

88th minute: Chance for Werner

Kevin Kampl plays a wonderful ball through to Timo Werner, who has space on the right of the penalty area, but his shot balloons over crossbar.