RB Leipzig drew 1-1 away at Werder Bremen in Emil Forsberg’s final game for the club. Here are all the stats and facts from the last game of 2023.
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Post-match reaction
Match report
Squad facts
- Marco Rose made three changes to the team that beat Hoffenheim three days ago, naming Castello Jr., Kevin Kampl and Emil Forsberg in his starting XI. They replaced Mohamed Simakan, Xaver Schlager and Christoph Baumgartner.
- Xaver Schlager missed the game in Bremen due to illness.
- Kevin Kampl (2) and Amadou Haidara (3) both picked up a yellow card.
- Amadou Haidara made his120th Bundesliga appearance – they have all come in RBL colours.
Forsberg stats
- Emil Forsberg played his 325th and final competitive game for RB Leipzig.
- Emil captained the team in his last match, playing 63 minutes and setting up Lois Openda’s goal.
- On 19th December 2023 at 19:54:52 (CET), our number 10 left the pitch for the final time, marking the end of an era.
Goal facts
- Lois Openda made it 1-0 with his 11th league goal of the season (in just 16 games). It was his 15th goal in all competitions for the club.
- Castello Jr. (1′) and Amadou Haidara (41′) hit the post and the bar respectively. RBL have now hit the woodwork on six occasions this season.
One run continues, the other comes to an end
- We now go into the winter break on a five-game unbeaten run.
- Our seven-game winning streak against Werder Bremen has now been halted by this draw.
Player stats
- Most distance covered in km:
Amadou Haidara – 12.31
- Most shots:
Lois Openda – 8
- Most challenges won:
Amadou Haidara – 19
- Quickest player:
David Raum – 33.41 km/h