RB Leipzig wanted to take advantage of the hour and throw a crisis-ridden Liverpool out of the Champions League.
But Jürgen Klopp's team lived up to their role as favorites.
The ticker for reading.
Liverpool FC * - RB Leipzig * 2-0 (0-0), Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Leipzig wanted to catch up 2-0 from the first leg in the last 16 of the Champions League *.
But RB bit their teeth on the Reds and also lost the second leg with 0: 2.
Liverpool FC - RB Leipzig 2: 0 (0: 0)
Line-up of Liverpool FC |
Alisson - Alexander-Arnold, Kabak, Philipps, Robertson (90th Tsimikas) - Thiago (71st Keita), Fabinho, Wijnaldum (82nd Milner) - Salah, Jota (71st Origi), Mane (90th Oxlade-Chamberlain) |
Lineup of RB Leipzig |
Gulasci - Mukiele, Upamecano, Klostermann - Adams, Sabitzer, Kampl (46th Sörloth), Nkunku - Dani Olmo (72nd Haidara), Poulsen (60th Hwang), Forsberg (60th Kluivert) |
Gates |
Salah (70.), Mané (74.) |
referee |
Clement Turpin |
Update from March 10th, 11:15 p.m.:
Jürgen Klopp and his crisis-ridden Reds have dropped a great burden after winning the Champions League against Leipzig.
“We defended really well against strong opponents.
You haven't seen how strong Leipzig can actually be.
We controlled the game and scored two great goals.
That feels really good tonight, "said Klopp after the game on Sky.
Curious: Liverpool have won more Champions League victories than the Premier League since the beginning of February.
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann was accordingly disappointed after the defeat: “We had too little courage, we were too cerebral.
We didn't achieve our optimum performance today, that's why we don't deserve to go any further. "
RB Leipzig fails in the Champions League - Liverpool too ripped off
FINAL WHISTLE
: Like the first leg against Liverpool, RB Leipzig lost 2-0.
The Saxons deserve to be eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
A possible opening goal could have given the Nagelsmann-Elf hope again, but the Reds countered ice cold and decided the game with a double strike by Salah and Mané.
Overall, the Jürgen Klopp team was simply smarter.
This time the young people from Leipzig had to pay hardship and can now concentrate fully on the championship battle with FC Bayern.
On Sunday Eintracht Frankfurt will be in Leipzig, then it will go to Bielefeld.
After the international break, the summit with Bayern awaits.
90th minute:
Leipzig is beaten.
The game is nearing its end.
85.Minute:
Salah puts the ball on his strong left foot on the right in the penalty area, but Upamecano clears his flick for a corner.
82nd Minute:
Origi has the chance for the next hit.
The ex-Wolfsburg only hits the external network.
79th Minute:
Leipzig does not give up and continues to run.
But the Nagelsmann squad would need four goals to advance.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig NOW in the live ticker: Double blow shocks RB
74th minute: Goal for Liverpool! 2-0. That should have been the decision. The substitute Origi crosses halfway into the middle and Mané casually pushes in with his outer instep.
70th minute: Goal for Liverpool! Now it happened. Liverpool countered through their offensive trio Mané, Jota and Salah. The Egyptian makes Upamecano look very old and also catches Gulasci on the wrong foot. His low shot hits exactly in the right corner. Now RB needs three goals!
65th minute:
There is a great chance for Leipzig!
Defense giant Upamecano dribbles forward into the penalty area and then takes Hwang with him on the right side.
The South Korean crosses in the middle on Sörloth, but his header hits the crossbar.
63rd Minute:
The new man is directly in the scene.
Kluivert is served a diagonal ball and crosses in the penalty area in front of the goal, but his cross finds no taker.
60th Minute:
Nagelsmann has seen enough, it's time for the Scandinavian duo Forsberg and Poulsen.
Kluivert and Hwang should provide new momentum.
59th Minute:
Liverpool is incredibly present in the center.
The three sixths Thiago, Fabinho and Wijnaldum seem to win every duel.
Leipzig would have to try on the outside, but the breakthrough is far too seldom achieved through the wings.
54th minute:
After Leipzig lost the ball in midfield, Mané passed the ball to the top on Jota.
The Portuguese finds his master again in Gulasci and was probably sidelined anyway.
50th Minute:
Liverpool now receives the Leipzig at the level of the center line.
RB can't think of much against the close-knit network of the Reds.
46th Minute:
It continues with the second half.
Leipzig is becoming more offensive.
RB coach Nagelsmann brings striker Sörloth for midfield fighter Kampl.
Half-time
: Leipzig is lucky not to be behind and can thank goalkeeper Gulasci.
On the offensive, the Nagelsmann-Elf is far too unimaginative.
After the break, at least two goals have to be achieved in order to reach extra time.
Liverpool has everything under control so far, but a Leipzig goal can shake the insecure Klopp-Elf.
46 minutes:
After a long ball on Salah, Upamecano clears the ball right in front of Jota's feet, but the Portuguese attacker fails on Gulasci.
45th minute:
Nkunku hits a cross sharply on goal and finds Forsberg in the middle.
The Swede is not known as a header monster and heads over the goal.
40th minute:
Jota prevails against Mukiele and comes free in the penalty area in front of Gulasci.
Again the Hungarian is strong as a bear!
37th Minute:
Leipzig is now increasingly shifting the action to the opposing half.
But the Nagelsmann-Elf is desperately looking for points of reference.
Liverpool are very stable on the defensive.
32nd Minute:
Next chance for RB.
Now the people of Leipzig have a little more space again and things get dangerous right away.
Nkunku wants to play one-two with Forsberg.
A Liverpool player intervenes and the ball falls at Forsberg's feet.
The Swede doesn't hesitate for long, but his low shot with the inside from close range just misses the goal.
32nd minute:
Kampl tries from a good 20 meters, but his flick is not a real test for Alisson.
28th minute:
Again luck for Leipzig!
Alexander-Arnold broke through on the right and wants to go back to Salah shortly before Gulasci.
The Leipziger intervened at the last moment and are lucky that the right-back of the Reds did not try it himself.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig NOW in the live ticker: Thiago plays world-class pass
24th minute: After a Leipzig free kick, Liverpool counters as in the old days. Thiago sends Salah on a trip with a scissors pass - world class from ex-Bavaria! But Salah fails on the strong Gulasci, Mané can not use the rebound. Then the people of Leipzig can work together to clarify.
19th minute:
Gulasci's giant reflex.
Jota comes completely free to head after a corner from Alexander-Arnold.
The RB keeper reflexively steers the ball over the goal.
15th Minute:
There is not much to see of offensive Leipzigers in the first quarter of an hour apart from one chance.
You'd think Liverpool have to make up a deficit from the first leg.
The Reds have everything under control so far.
Leipzig can be dangerous at any time.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig NOW in the live ticker: Big chance for Olmo
10th minute:
Liverpool dominated the opening phase, but Leipzig has the best chance.
After a quick return move over Nkunku, the ball falls at Poulsen's feet.
The striker lays on Olmo in the fall, but Alisson holds strong.
6. Minute:
Next chance for Liverpool!
Wijnaldum slips the leather over the RB defense into the penalty area.
Mané stole himself to the right of it, but his direct acceptance flies clearly over the box.
5th minute:
Forsberg is free.
But the Swede, who started just behind the center line, is clearly offside.
3rd minute:
Thiago has a lot of space and storms unhindered into the penalty area.
The ex-Bayern player wants to cross the line again on the Salah he ran with, but Kampl was careful and intervened.
2nd minute:
That almost caught the eye.
RB keeper Gulasci clears a back pass into the side in dire need.
1st minute:
The ball rolls.
Leipzig is in possession of the ball and plays around at the back for now.
Update from March 10th, 8:56 pm:
The players
step onto
the lawn in Budapest.
The Reds from Liverpool play completely in red. The Red Bulls from Leipzig compete in white.
The Champions League anthem sounds.
Soon it will start!
Update from March 10th, 8:50 p.m.:
Liverpool traveled to Budapest with six home defeats in a row.
Today the Reds enjoy home rights after Leipzig was the "host" in Hungary three weeks ago.
Is things going better for the Klopp-Elf away from Anfield?
Leipzig, on the other hand, recently celebrated three away wins in a row in the Bundesliga, each time the result was 3-0 - that would be enough to advance.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Does Forsberg make the difference again?
Update from March 10, 8:40 p.m.:
RB trainer Julian Nagelsmann relies on Emil Forsberg again today.
Big games in the Champions League suit the attacking midfielder.
The Swede scored the first premier class goal in the club's history, shooting the club into the knockout round against Benfica Lisbon last season and defeating Paris this season.
"Emil has exceptional qualities and an absolute wealth of experience," said Nagelsmann.
With "his technique and his ability to recognize spaces" he makes the team stronger.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: guesswork around Leipzig's defensive row
Update from March 10th, 8:25 p.m.:
In Leipzig it is not yet entirely clear whether it will be a back three or four on the defensive.
Ralf Rangnick in the Sky Studio expects a back three, expert Lothar Matthäus holds against it and expects a back four.
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann doesn't shed any light either: “We can play back three as well as back four and adjust it in the game.
You will soon see how we begin. "
It is clear that Leipzig will act flexibly as usual.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Nagelsmann relies on Sabitzer and Forsberg
Update from March 10th, 8 p.m.:
The lineup of Leipzig is also there!
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann only changes his starting line-up to two positions after the 3-0 win in Freiburg.
The difference players Forsberg and Captain Sabitzer replace Haidara and Sörloth.
Mukiele, Upamecano and Klostermann form the back three in defense.
On the offensive, Forsberg, Olmo and Nkunku enjoy a lot of freedom behind the single striker Poulsen.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Klopp exchanges half the team
Update from March 10, 7:55 p.m.:
The Liverpool lineup is here!
Coach Jürgen Klopp makes five changes compared to the 0-1 win against Fulham in the Premier League.
The central defense is formed by Kabak and Phillips, both of whom have already played in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart, Kabak also for Schalke.
Ex-Bayern star Thiago pulls the strings in midfield.
Mane, Salah and Jota whirl in front, the ex-Hoffenheim firmino is still injured.
Ex-Leipzig Naby Keita has to sit down on the bench again today.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: RB could benefit from away goals rule in Budapest
Update from March 10th, 7 p.m.:
In two hours the ball will roll in the Puskas Arena.
Liverpool and Leipzig will contest the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, just like the first leg in Budapest.
The Saxons want to catch up with a 0-2.
“We have to play with our visors open, but not naively neglecting the protection of our own goal.
Although a goal would not change the fact that we have to score three goals, ”said RB coach Julian Nagelsmann.
The fact that Leipzig is playing as an away team today could play into the cards for the "guests".
With a 3: 1 for Leipzig, for example, the away goals rule would bring the Nagelsmann-Elf the quarter-finals.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Leipzig fondly remembers the previous year
Update from March 10, 5:20 p.m.:
Exactly one year after the last game in a sold-out stadium, RB Leipzig wants to move into the quarter-finals of the Champions League again.
On March 10, 2020, the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, on March 10, 2021 the team had to make up a 0-2 draw against Liverpool in the second leg that was moved to Budapest.
This time without any fans.
“This is a situation that I don't quite understand either.
If you look at the incidences of Liverpool, Leipzig and Budapest there is one place where there is no way to gamble.
And Liverpool and Leipzig are not, ”said Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp.
According to media reports, the seven-day incidence in the Hungarian capital is many times higher than in the other two cities.
Liverpool FC against RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Nagelsmann can again rely on Forsberg
Update from March 10, 12:38 p.m.:
Tonight two top teams meet again in Budapest to play football.
Is there anything going on for RB Leipzig in the direction of the quarter-finals?
Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC are in free fall in the Premier League - that can actually not pass them by in the Champions League either.
The starting position after the Reds' 2-0 win in the first leg sounds comfortable at first.
In the first leg they benefited from the individual mistakes of the Leipzig.
RB coach Julian Nagelsmann has high hopes for returnee Emil Forsberg, who will probably return to the starting line-up.
"Emil has exceptional qualities and a wealth of experience, which makes the team stronger," he said.
Yussuf Poulsen and Christopher Nkunku could swirl with him in front.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Round of 16 showdown in Budapest
First report from March 9th:
Budapest - RB Leipzig is under pressure in the round of 16 of the Champions League against Liverpool FC.
The Red Bulls have to make up a 2-0 win against the Reds in the first leg.
Jürgen Klopp's team is deeply in crisis - the chance for the Saxons?
Leipzig and Liverpool meet for the second leg of the second leg of the premier class - curiously like three weeks ago in the Puskas-Arena in Budapest.
Due to the corona, the games had to be relocated to Hungary due to entry restrictions.
This time Liverpool have a home advantage, after the 2-0 draw in the first leg "at home", the Leipzig team need at least two away goals to at least force extra time.
Liverpool FC against RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Research bulls against battered Reds
Nevertheless, Julian Nagelsmann hardly cared that the Reds in the Premier League threatened to gamble away qualifying for the Champions League with six home bankruptcies.
“We don't really give a shit whether Everton, Fulham or whoever won.
That has no influence on the game, ”said the Leipzig coach.
“We're not addressing that because we lost the first leg,” said Nagelsmann: “That's why we're currently the loser of the duel.
It's about being the winner in the end. ”The people of Leipzig are still dancing at three weddings, are in the semi-finals of the DFB Cup and are only two points behind leaders FC Bayern in the Bundesliga.
Only last Sunday, Liverpool and world coach Klopp lost 0-1 at home on Anfield Road against relegation candidate FC Fulham.
Klopp then looked dejected and tried to focus on the last chance for the title in the premier class.
“Thank goodness we're now playing in a different competition,” the team manager said after the Fulham game and warned against Leipzig: “They won't give up just because they are 2-0 down.
It's going to be difficult. ”Nevertheless, Klopp is doomed to advance if he somehow wants to save the season.
Liverpool FC versus RB Leipzig in the live ticker: Nagelsmann has pity
In all English cup competitions Liverpool are out, in the league the Reds are seven points behind the Champions League ranks.
Nagelsmann even felt a little sorry for the premier class winner of 2019. “It's normal that I can empathize a little,” he said: “It's a tough time.
Especially if you were rightly used to success. "Liverpool is still a" world-class team with a world-class coach ", which, according to Nagelsmann, will tackle the change:" The players are too good for that and the coach even more. "
In order for the upward trend not to start against Leipzig, Nagelsmann demanded maximum concentration from his team.
After all, two individual mistakes by captain Marcel Sabitzer and defender Nordi Mukiele had favored both Liverpool goals in the first leg.
“They just can't pass us on the same level.
Especially not with the burden of 0: 2 ”, demanded Nagelsmann.
Overall, it takes “a mixture of the necessary aggressiveness, humility and cleverness”, as Nagelsmann said, to snatch the quarter-final ticket from Klopp after all.
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