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Aston Villa Edges Out RB Leipzig in Thrilling Champions League Encounter
Leipzig, Germany – In a pulsating UEFA Champions League group stage match played at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on December 10th, 2024, Aston Villa secured a 3-2 victory against RB Leipzig. The match, officiated by Maurizio Mariani of Italy, was a back-and-forth affair with plenty of goal-scoring opportunities.
John McGinn put Aston Villa ahead in the 3rd minute, assisted by Ollie Watkins. Leipzig responded swiftly, equalizing in the 27th minute through Lois Openda, with an assist from Nicolas Seiwald. Lucas Digne received a yellow card for Aston Villa before halftime.
The second half continued at the same frenetic pace. Jhon Duran put Aston Villa back in the lead in the 52nd minute, assisted by Youri Tielemans. However, a goal was disallowed for offside. Christoph Baumgartner leveled the score for RB Leipzig in the 62nd minute, assisted by Openda. In the closing stages, a goal from Ross Barkley in the 85th minute, unassisted, sealed the victory for Aston Villa.
The match was an end-to-end affair, with both teams displaying high intensity. Aston Villa had slightly more possession (54%), managed 19 shots (8 on target), and earned 7 corners. RB Leipzig held 46% possession, took 15 shots (6 on target), and had 5 corners. Both teams finished the game with a couple of yellow cards. The final score of 3-2 reflected the exciting and closely fought contest.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 46 J. Duran came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 71 K. Nedeljkovic came in and M. Cash went out., at minute 76 E. Buendia came in and J. McGinn went out., at minute 83 R. Barkley came in and Y. Tielemans went out., at minute 83 I. Maatsen came in and L. Digne went out.
Substitutions rb leipzig: at minute 46 K. Kampl came in and A. Haidara went out., at minute 76 Andre Silva came in and B. Sesko went out., at minute 84 L. Klostermann came in and A. Vermeeren went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
RB Leipzig
Aston Villa
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