Milestone for Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig vs Young Boys match facts

RB Leipzig rounded off the UCL group stage with a 2-1 win over Young Boys. Find all the best facts from the game here!
 

Squad Facts

• Our coach Marco Rose made eight changes to the side that beat BVB away from home; only Benjamin Henrichs, Castello Jr. and Mohamed Simakan kept their places in the starting XI.
   
• Péter Gulácsi was in goal for his first Champions League game since his cruciate ligament tear against Celtic (5th October 2022). It was also his first match back at home.
   
• Christopher Lenz and Fabio Carvalho were in RBL’s starting XI in the Champions League for the first time.
   
• Timo Werner was back in the squad after missing five games due to an adductor injury. He was brought on in the 74th minute.
   
• Lucas Klostermann and Kevin Kampl both played their 30th UCL game for RBL.
   

Table Facts

• We’ve ended up finishing in second place in Group G.
   
• Just like in the 2022/23 and 2020/21 seasons, we have won four games and picked up 12 points.
   
• It was our 15th win in our 23rd competitive match this season (4 victories in the Champions League, 9 in the Bundesliga, 1 in the DFB-Pokal, 1 in the Supercup).

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Card Facts

• Benjamin Henrichs and Mohamed Simakan, who had already picked up two yellows, weren’t booked in the game.
   
• Yussuf Poulsen and Christoph Lenz picked up their first bookings of this season’s UCL campaign.

Info:

• Yellow cards are only reset after the quarter finals. Players who pick up three yellow cards receive a one-game suspension.
   

Goal Facts

• Benjamin Sesko scored our opener, which was his second UCL goal for RBL. He’s bagged seven times in 20 games for RB Leipzig.
   
• Emil Forsberg has reached another milestone! His goal to make it 2-1 was his 70th for Leipzig. Only Yussuf Poulsen (88) and Timo Werner (113) have scored more.
   
• It was also Emil’s 11th goal in the Champions League to add to his four assists in the competition. It means that he becomes RBL’s joint-top scorer in the UCL alongside Christopher Nkunku (11).

Assist Facts

• Benjamin Henrichs and Kevin Kampl both registered their second Champions League assists of the season.
   
• Benny now has six assists in all competitions, which is the second-highest tally on the team behind Xavi (9).