Stay tuned for all the reaction from Leipzig, including, no doubt, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s response to the inevitable questions about his job security. 90+2 min: Maguire is playing as an auxiliary striker now, lumbering around up front in the hope of getting on the end of one of the balls United are launching into the box. Great spirit and comeback again but it’s different to the Premier League ... you can’t give a goal a three-goal lead and expect to come back. Subs used: Poulsen (6), Kluivert (7), Adams (6) Both sides along with Paris Saint-Germain are on nine points in the standings in group H of the tournament, with the Red Devils sitting on top with the best goal difference, while the Germans are down at 3rd. In the second half they scored with their first attack, from another cross. RB Leipzig vs Manchester United Live Stream, Predictions . We can feel sorry for ourselves tonight but then we have to focus on the game against Manchester City this weekend.”. Then Kluivert gets booked for trying to pull back Fernandes. W W D W D. 08/12/2020 UEFA Champions League Game week 6 KO 21:00. Haidara added a second soon after - and yet again it was completely preventable from a United point of view. As it happened MANCHESTER UNITED 5-0 RB LEIPZIG RB Leipzig vs Manchester United. 67 min: Freekick to United near the left-hand corner to the left of the Leipzig D. Fernandes curls a beauty over the wall ... and against the crossbar! 64 min: Rashford drills a shot wide from over 20 yards. While Maguire and De Gea wondered who would deal with a ball rolling across the six-yard area, Kluivert nipped in and beat the keeper with an artful dink! 2020/2021. Man Utd exited at the group stage in a Champions League campaign for the first time since 2015-16 under Louis van Gaal. "No disrespect to Southampton and West Ham, sometimes you can give them a goal head-start, but you cannot give these teams in Europe a two or three-goal head-start. vs Manchester United. “Ole has Leipzig exactly where he wants them!” chirps Peter Oh. Man Utd drop into Europa League - who could they face? 74 min: Fernandes unloads a respectable shot from long range. RB Arena - Leipzig. 81 min: In all the excitement, I neglected to mention that Tuanzebe has come on in place of Lindelof. He lays it back to McTominay, who swishes it high over the bar. Rashford tries to get little eyebrows on it, but the ball bounces harmlessly through to the keeper. Manchester United. RB Leipzig. We were unlucky towards the end. Leipzig have started the brighter, though not to the same extent as they did in the first half. Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. That was not the case as Leipzig found it easy to play through the lines and work their key players into space. 49 min: Nice play by United. Paul Pogba was named on the bench. United could easily have been 3-0 behind soon after as another diagonal ball to Angelino disrupted the visitors, only for unmarked Emil Forsberg to miss the target from close range. Match ends, Manchester United 5, RB Leipzig 0. They would have been better losing to West Ham because there are plenty of games left in the Premier League. Links to RB Leipzig vs Manchester United highlights will be sorted in the media tab as soon as the videos are uploaded to video hosting sites like youtube or dailymotion. Leipzig insist it hit his harm, but the VAR review declares otherwise. 72 min: Rashford ghosts past two players before Haidara wins the ball with an excellent sliding tackle. The Portugual midfielder went even closer minutes later when seeing a dipping free-kick hit the bar from 20 yards as momentum was growing within the United ranks. Maguire allowed Christopher Nkunku to bobble a cross into the danger zone and Kluivert reacting quicker to clip the ball over De Gea, who did not cover himself in glory. Manchester United have been eliminated from the Champions League. Thank you for your understanding. Here on Yoursoccerdose.com you will find RB Leipzig vs Manchester United detailed statistics and pre match information. 90'+2' Goal! Maguire strains in an effort to get his head to it at the back post but he misses it’s fractionally beyond him! 52 min: Rashford zigzags in from the left, working his way to the edge of the area and then feeding it wide. United looked bewildered in the first half hour of this game and found themselves two goals before they got any sense of what their opponents were up to. J. Kluivert 69' (assist by C. Nkunku ) 3 - 0. Summary; H2H Comparison; Commentary; Venue Europe European Championship; EC Qualification; WC Qualification Europe; UEFA Nations League; Baltic Cup; UEFA Champions League. Both teams have had a very tight schedule lately, and now they will play a decisive duel to advance to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. Man Utd : De Gea (4), Lindelof (5), Maguire (6), Shaw (4), Wan-Bissaka (5), Matic (5), McTominay (6), Fernandes (6), Telles (4), Greenwood (6), Rashford (5) Red Bull Arena. He soared at the back post to meet a corner by Fernandes and his downward header struck Maguire on the way into the net. You are going to get caught out and they got caught out in a big game. We say: RB Leipzig 2-2 Manchester United. RB Leipzig 3, Manchester United 0. RB Leipzig held off a dramatic late fightback from Manchester United at the Red Bull Arena to win 3-2 and qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League at their opponents' expense. In their last meeting back in October, Man United beat Leipzig 5-0. Angelino has now had a hand in six goals in six Champions League appearances this season (three goals, three assists). Mason Greenwood (21) broke the … "We knew we had to defend crosses, we knew we had to defend balls in the box and we couldn't clear them. Dithering in the United defence is punished by Kluivert! Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League despite a customary late fightback, Tue 8 Dec 2020 22.27 GMT RB Leipzig vs Manchester United Live Stream. As a footballer you can't feel sorry for yourself.". We were in a difficult group and started well and obviously the big turning point was the loss away in Istanbul. 50 min: United force a couple of corners but they’re well defended. Leipzig vs Manchester United Betting Tips. 54 min: The threat from United is growing. 90 min: United have at least four more minutes to save their Champions League skins ... 89 min: Swift passing by United to work the ball to Rashford on the let. By Nina Siena. All rights reserved. 75 min: Leipzig substitution: Adams on, Kampl off. The ball was in the net minutes later when Willi Orban turned home after Ibrahima Konate's header came back off the post. Leipzig have won three, drawn two and lost one of their last six games. Goal! United, who knew they only needed a point to qualify from Group H, fell 3-0 behind in Germany after a shambolic defensive showing with on-loan Manchester City full-back Angelino (2), Amadou Haidara (13) and Justin Kluivert (69) putting the hosts firmly in control. Wan-Bissaka decided to give him half a yard too many and he punished him with the sweetest of strikes to open the scoring. Otherwise their Champions League campaign is over .... unless something outrageous happens in the other game. GOAL! They put two balls into the box and we failed to deal with them. 85 min: Leipzig try to keep the ball down near the United corner flag but they can’t hold on to it... What a leap by Pogba! They have been punished for a dozy start to this critical game, being outclassed for long periods, and relapsed into sloppiness to concede a third. 68' Justin Kluivert (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90+3 min: Pogba curls over a lovely cross from the right. You can’t say that we were good enough. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "You can't say we were good enough, we weren't. 68' Brandon Williams (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. They need to be in the Champions League, not Thursday night football. the basics of football. Aaron Wan-Bissaka allowed him too much room while United's midfielders were too sloppy to allow the service into their roaming wing-back. 76 min: Fernandez curls an in-swinger in from the left. RB Leipzig were beaten 5-0 at Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League group stage after a hat-trick from Marcus Rashford. Was that United’s last stand? RB Leipzig 90'+2' Goal! First published on Tue 8 Dec 2020 19.16 GMT. UEFA Champions League Group H. 8:00pm, Tuesday 8th December 2020. Would the Red Devils be able to secure at least a point to guarantee their spot in the knockout stages? Indeed, they were mighty close to falling three goals behind. RB Leipzig vs. Manchester United 3 - 2. "You cannot give a team a 3-0 lead and expect to come back. The start of an unforgettable comeback? © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The keeper plunges to his left to push it behind, though it may have been heading wide. Venue Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Angeliño 2' (assist by M. Sabitzer ) 1 - 0. 68' Manchester United 5-0 RB Leipzig: Champions League – as it happened. FT 3 - 2 (HT 2 - 0) Manchester United. It left United with eight minutes to find an equaliser but despite a couple of hairy moments, Julian Nagelsmann's side held on to send Solskjaer's men into the Europa League. You could check the H2H stats based on Manchester United home ground. That comeback is on! It's amazing to think Pep Guardiola allowed him to leave on loan, especially with Benjamin Mendy's inconsistent nature and Oleksandr Zinchenko not a natural in that position. Alternatively, you could view the past results based on RB Leipzig home ground. “Aren’t you forgetting that United could go through if Basaksekir win in Paris?” hollers Gordon Dempsey. 47 min: Van de Beek’s first touch was to give the ball away. 2020-12-08 20:00:00 3 - 2. Do not miss your chance to land the £250,000 in Tuesday's Super 6 round. The first match was easily resolved in their favor by Manchester United, winning 5-0 at Old Trafford, but that is not the right balance of power between the two teams. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to the United team that came from behind to beat West Ham at the weekend. That's the one you look back at and think that's where we lost the points we should have had. Manchester United needed just a … Manchester United took on RB Leipzig tonight in the Champions League. With his usual hop, skip and a jump, Fernandes sends the keeper the wrong way and slots into the far corner. RB Leipzig Manchester United live score (and video online live stream*) starts on 8 Dec 2020 at 20:00 UTC time in UEFA Champions League, Group H - Europe. Shaw takes out an attacker on half-way and cops a booking. Fernandes slotted home the spot-kick and United swiftly reduced the deficit further, with Pogba leaping highest to meet a corner at the far post and getting away a header that went in off Maguire and Konate. Manchester United were dumped out of the Champions League after losing 3-2 to RB Leipzig on a disappointing night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But when he changed it around, it came back to 3-2 and could have easily been 3-3. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Manchester United 5, RB Leipzig 0. "That result tonight didn't show well for Solskjaer. A. Haidara 13' (assist by Angeliño ) 2 - 0. Match ends, Manchester United 5, RB Leipzig 0. 62 min: Nkunku twists and turns inside the United area and gets off a shot from the left. I thought the character and effort were there at the end. Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic were also recalled. Presumably that means United are switching to a back four. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Manchester United 5, RB Leipzig 0. Lindelof blocks it. Manchester United were eliminated from the Champions League despite a customary late fightback. Extended Highlights Presented By HeinekenRB Leipzig was able to fend off Manchester United on Matchday 6 and secured a monumental 3-2 win. Man of the match: Angelino. So we only have ourselves to blame ... We can’t keep giving goals away and falling behind. Angelino, allowed to leave on loan by Manchester City, got Nagelsmann's men off to a dream start by lashing home inside two minutes. How to watch a Arminia Bielefeld vs RB Leipzig live stream in the United Kingdom & Ireland. They improved in the last 15 minutes and worked themselves into some threatening positions. Subs used: Pogba (7), Van De Beek (6), Williams (6), Tuanzebe (6), Fosu-Mensah (6) That just shows you that he got it horribly, horribly wrong at the start of the game. Venue Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Angeliño 2' (assist by M. Sabitzer ) 1 - … United substitutions: Can Pogba be United’s hero? Play for free, entries by 3:00pm. Some dinky one-touch passing in the opposing half, with Van de Beek continually making the sort of proactive runs beyond the last defenders that were missing in the first period. Man United have won five and lost one of their last six games. 71 min: Gulacsi tips a shot by McTominay around the post for a corner, then punches said corner to safety. However, a Bruno Fernandes penalty with 10 minutes remaining sparked United into life and Paul Pogba, subject of some controversial comments from his agent in the build-up, played a big part to get United back to 3-2 as his header deflected off Harry Maguire (82) and into the net. Gulacsi bursts that dream. 2020/21, Group stage - Group H. Leipzig 3-2-Man. I don’t want to look at excuses. Their milling and flailing towards the end came too late to save them. As a player, there are 11 bodies out there on the pitch you have to go out there and win balls, meet crosses, etc. Solskjær has lost six of his 10 UEFA Champions League matches as a manager (W4); the first manager to lose six or more times in their first 10 games in the competition while in charge of an English side. Angelino clipped a ball in from the left and somehow United were outnumbered at the back post with Shaw and Alex Telles completely out of sync with their defensive responsibilities. United only need a point to progress to the knockout stage, and we fancy the English giants to have enough to advance. I thought the effort and character was there. However, the video assistant referee ruled Orban had strayed offside and United had a reprieve. RB Leipzig held off a dramatic late fightback from Manchester United at the Red Bull Arena to win 3-2 and qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League at their opponents' expense. His influence on this match in the opening 20 minutes set the tone for Leipzig's victory. Leipzig 3-1 United (Fernandes pen 80), Solskjær says Manchester United ‘didn’t turn up’. Going 3-0 down kicked United into fifth gear - and a potential comeback was sparked by Mason Greenwood winning a penalty after a Konate barge. Leipzig have scored 13 goals and conceded nine in their last six games. But they need to get a lot sharper and more nimble to mount a comeback here. December 9, 2020 12:06 GMT. Since his Man Utd debut in February, no player in Europe's top five leagues has scored more penalties in all competitions than Bruno Fernandes (13 - level with Cristiano Ronaldo). Assisted by Christopher Nkunku. It triggered a response but they did not work Peter Gulacsi until 65 minutes on the clock as Fernandes struck a low drive from distance that needed clawing away. A change of shape was employed after the break as Donny van de Beek came on for Telles as United reverted to a four-man defence. Assisted by Anthony Martial. Nkunu heads it away at the near post. United’s ratio of rubbish setpiece deliveries to good ones sinks further. Justin Kluivert scores Leipzig’s third goal against Manchester United, which in … But the cross is cut out. United have a derby day to look forward to on Saturday as Manchester City visit Old Trafford, live on Sky Sports. Smart Greenwood got the scoring going for Manchester United with a goal in the 21’. Surely you can fill in a few gaps in my memory?”.