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Villa beat Leipzig 3-2
Real win thriller in Atalanta
Liverpool beat Girona and Celtic draw at Zagreb
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HT: Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on TNT Sports
Liverpool at times have been a little bit lacklustre. No matter who yo are playing, if you are not at it in the Champions League you will be punished.
Liverpool need to be on their metal.
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Move Diaz into the centre, take Nunez off and bring on Gakpo on the left, then swap Elliot with Szoboslai. Liverpool will then win 2-0.
Lee in darkest Devon
HT: Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Very interesting game.
Girona started to create opportunities themselves and Alisson was called into action with some smart saves.
Liverpool has had opportunities and Darwin Nunez had a couple that he probably should have taken. Liverpool should probably be ahead.
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The advanced analytics on Darwin are so promising, but the reality just isn’t… Liverpool need to move on from him this summer and find a more clinical alternative.
Jack, Washington DC
Darwin is the antithesis of Haaland. He does everything except score. Haaland does nothing except score.
Chris
HT: Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Liverpool look very narrow, which suits Girona. All of the play is in the centre of the pitch and we haven't had that may of those overlaps that we have become accustomed with seeing Liverpool in previous games.
I can see a change coming at half-time. I can't see Nunez staying on the pitch.
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As a Watford fan, I'm not shocked by what we are seeing from Asprilla tonight. Richarlison, Joao Pedro, Asprilla - we have a knack of finding quality South American talent and selling them on for big money.
Joel Watford fan
Girona's Asprilla really is a talent! On a side note I'm fed up of Nunez now.
Charlie
Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Celtic
All square at the break between Celtic and Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
A win for Brendan Rodgers' side here will catapult them up to the top eight, for the time being.
Follow the second half here.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Goalless, but an entertaining half of football.
Alisson will need this 15-minute breather. He was busy.
Image source, Getty ImagesGirona 0-0 Liverpool
A nice move by Liverpool inside the box ends with Andy Robertson clipping the ball across goal, but there's no-one at the back post to get to it.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Liverpool are struggling in attacking areas because Darwin Nunez doesn't want to be involved until the ball enters the penalty area.
That's not the way Liverpool want to play football.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Arnaut Danjuman hasn't scored since August.. and this is why.
He gets the ball on the left, cuts inside and races towards the box before lashing a shot high and very wide.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Good reading of the game by Virgil van Dijk as he intercepts Yaser Asprilla's attempted pass through the middle. Miss that and Donny van de Beek was in.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
This is the first time Alisson has made at least four saves in a group game of the Champions League since September 2022 against Napoli (also four).
Image source, Getty ImagesGirona 0-0 Liverpool
Girona have found gaps in the Liverpool defence but the Reds are really struggling to do likewise at the other end. The hosts are keeping their shape really well against the Premier League leaders.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Absolutely stunning from Alisson. He makes saves look so easy.
He got two big strong hands to it and pushed it to safety.
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I’ve stuck up for Nunez long enough but he’s just not good enough. Missing sitter after sitter at this level is unforgivable. Slot needs to bin him off in January.
Mark
I love Darwin’s passion and enthusiasm….but he just doesn’t score!
Stevo, Cheltenham
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Another excellent save by Alisson! This time, the ball falls to Yaser Asprilla on the edge of the box and he sends a shot that is swerving towards the top corner but Alisson dives to push away.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
You honestly can't keep your eye off this game, it is end-to-end with both sides really going for it.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
What is that from Darwin Nunez?
That is Darwin Nunez to a tee. That is so disappointing because it was a great break. He has to score.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Two good opportunities in the space of a couple of minutes for Darwin Nunez.
The first, I'm not sure what happens, the ball comes to him inside the box but he sort of heads the ball down into himself.
The second, though, is a good run onto a ball into the box but his strong strike is saved.
Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
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| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
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5 Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
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| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
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12 Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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14 Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
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15 Benfica | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
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| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
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| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
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| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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21 PSV | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
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| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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23 Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 |
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| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
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25 Feyenoord | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 |
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26 Stuttgart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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27 Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
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28 Sparta Prague | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
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29 Sturm Graz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
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30 Girona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
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31 Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
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32 Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 3 |
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33 Bologna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
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| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 0 |
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35 Slovan Bratislava | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 0 |
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36 Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
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Manager: Marco Rose
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Marco Rose
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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RB Leipzig and Aston Villa have never previously faced each other in Europe. However, the German side have lost each of their last four matches against English sides in the UEFA Champions League, while conceding 14 goals in those four games.
This will be Aston Villa’s first away game against a German opponent in Europe since December 2008, in a 1-3 defeat to Hamburg in the UEFA Cup. Meanwhile, their last one in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League was in October 1981, in a 2-1 victory over Berliner FC Dynamo.
RB Leipzig have lost each of their last five UEFA Champions League matches, all of which have been this season. If they lose here, it will be their longest ever losing streak in the competition, and the longest by a German side overall since Bayer Leverkusen in March 2003 (7).
After winning their first three UEFA Champions League games of 2024-25, Aston Villa have failed to win their last two (D1 L1). The last time Unai Emery failed to win three consecutive group/league phase games with a single club in the competition was in September-November 2015 with Sevilla (4).
German teams have lost all three of their matches against English sides in the UEFA Champions League this season, all without scoring a goal: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool and Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen.
RB Leipzig have averaged 386 high-intensity pressures per game in the UEFA Champions League this season; the second-most of any team in the tournament, only behind Sturm Graz (392.4). Meanwhile, Aston Villa rank 33rd out of 36 teams for high-intensity pressures per game in the competition this term (265.8).
Aston Villa are the team with the highest percentage of their total passes being line-breaking passes in the UEFA Champions League this season (15.9%). Indeed, only two sides have made more line-breaking passes from their own half than Villa (211) this term: Bayer Leverkusen (241) and Juventus (216).
Jhon Durán is Aston Villa’s top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season (two goals), while no player has attempted more shots for them (9). This is despite the Colombian only being on the pitch for 35% of Villa’s match time in the competition this season (159/450).
Benjamin Sesko has scored three of RB Leipzig’s four goals in the UEFA Champions League this season. Among teams to have netted more than once, Sesko has accounted for a higher percentage of his team’s goals than any other player in 2024-25 (75%).
Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers is one of only five players to have completed 10+ dribbles (18) and created 10+ chances from open play (10) in the UEFA Champions League this season, along with Vinícius Júnior, Florian Wirtz, Savinho, and Johan Bakayoko.
