Use 'watch & listen' tab for live coverage
Villa beat Leipzig 3-2
Real win thriller in Atalanta
Liverpool beat Girona and Celtic draw at Zagreb
Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
Christoph Baumgartner
The Germans level, and this is some goal.
It starts with a gorgeous cross-field ping of a 40-yard pass from Benjamin Henrichs and that finds Lois Openda.
He scored Leipzig's first and sets up the second, lofting the ball to the back post with Christoph Baumgartner doing superbly to steer a side-footed volley into the top corner.
Image source, Getty ImagesRB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
That's a shame because it was a lovely move by Aston Villa and that's exactly what they would have needed to see this game out.
RB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Since the start of last season, only Girona's Cristhian Stuani (11) has scored more goals as a substitute in Europe's big five leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1) in all competitions than Aston Villa's Jhon Duran (10).
Image source, EPAAtalanta 1-3 Real Madrid
Against the run of play in the second half, Real Madrid have a two-goal cushion against Atalanta after Vinicius Jr scored before Jude Bellingham brilliantly finished with his left foot.
Huge result for Real, if they can hold on.
RB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Jhon Duran thinks he has got his second of the evening, side-footing home but his celebrations are cut short. A VAR check for offside goes against the Villa man and it stays at 2-1.
RB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Alan Shearer
Former England striker on Amazon Prime
When Villa pass the ball with purpose and intensity, teams can't live with them.
RB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Villa's Morgan Rogers, on the edge of the penalty area, twists and turns on the edge of the penalty area. He drags the ball on to his left foot but the effort is always going over the top.
RB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Alan Shearer
Former England striker on Amazon Prime
We said the damage Duran can cause and we said all he needs is one or two chances and that's what has happened.
I said he likes to have a pop at goal and he had no other thought. The bend and the dip he got on that.
Great attitude, I love it that he is prepared to have pop for that distance but why not? That is message to the manager: don't leave me out again.
Image source, EPARB Leipzig 1-2 Aston Villa
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a clever finish by Jhon Duran but Gulacsi - what was he doing the goalkeeper? He doesn't even jump. It's an awful attempt by the goalkeeper for Leipzig.
Jhon Duran
The Villa super sub has done it again.
Youri Tielemans gives the ball to Jhon Duran just inside the RB Leipzig half and he does excellently to run at the home defence and then send a looping curling finish from nearly 30 yards out over the head of Peter Gulacsi and into the net.
Lovely goal. Duran has already scored the winner against one German side in this campaign. He may have done the same again.
Image source, Reuters#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
Not sure RB Leipzig can be considered a Champions League "powerhouse".... but Villa are still doing pretty well, either way!
Alex
RB Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa
Jhon Duran has made a great impact off the bench this season and nearly does again here. He shoots left footed from the edge of the box through a crowded penalty area but the shot is pulled wide.
RB Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
He's clearly got an issue Ollie Watkins.
There's no reason that he would rotate. We rarely see them play on the same pitch at the same time but he's not going to take Ollie Watkins off at half-time if he hasn't got a niggle.
I thought he played really well in the first half, he was a real threat.
Image source, Getty ImagesRB Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa
A big change from Unai Emery at the break. Off goes Ollie Watkins, who had a good first half, and on comes Jhon Duran.
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
This CL format would have been interesting a few years ago when there was that whole debate about which countries had the better teams in Europe. It seemed to bounce between Spanish, German and English teams...if Villa win tonight there'd be 2 English teams in the top 4, which would be a positive for English teams.
Luke
HT: RB Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former Aston Villa midfielder on Amazon Prime
Villa are to blame for letting RB Leipzig back into the game.
At half-time, 1-1 is a fair result.
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
As a Villa fan, as it stands currently taking five points off what have become Champions League powerhouses (Bayern, Juventus and RB Leipzig, who have the recent claim to fame seeing as they make it quite regularly at the moment), but still looks like another mistake could cost us, hopefully not. UTV.
John, Bridgend
HT: RB Leipzig 1-1 Aston Villa
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
It [Villa mistake] gave Leipzig a leg-up, an opportunity to get back into the game when they didn't really have it. The way Villa started, they controlled possession, got their goal and looked comfortable but that lapse in concentration, lack of communication, the mistake.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Champions League is in its sixth round of league games this week.
But how well do you remember the players who have scored in this season's tournament so far?
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
This Champions League stuff is boring isn't it? All 0 0 and 1 0 and 1 1... Premier League games average about 10 goals a game. Oh, I'm a Spurs fan by the way... maybe explains a lot.
Neil in Barbados
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| |
| 5 | Brest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
|
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| |
| 12 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
|
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| |
| 14 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
|
| 15 | Benfica | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
|
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| |
| 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| |
| 21 | PSV | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
|
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| |
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 |
|
| 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| |
| 25 | Feyenoord | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 |
|
| 26 | Stuttgart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
|
| 27 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
|
| 28 | Sparta Prague | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
|
| 29 | Sturm Graz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
|
| 30 | Girona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
|
| 31 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
|
| 32 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 3 |
|
| 33 | Bologna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
|
| 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 0 |
| |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 0 |
|
| 36 | Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
|
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
UEFA Champions League
All competitions
All competitions
All competitions
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.
