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Girona 0-1 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
High fives all round from Arne Slot and his staff.
I have to say though, the penalty is very harsh.
Mohamed Salah pen
Scored!
Mohamed Salah, who has otherwise been a bit quiet tonight, hammers home the spot kick and Liverpool lead!
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Donny van de Beek throws his hands up in the air as the referee turns back from the screen and points to the spot.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
The referee is going to the screen.
We know what usually happens here...
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Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Arne Slot down in front of us is asking the fourth official if it is a penalty. It did look like Donny van de Beek stepped on his heel but then from the phase of play it probably fell to the wrong person in Andy Robertson.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Meanwhile, there's a check by VAR for a possible foul on Luis Diaz in the build up to that chance. He appeared to get caught in a tangle with Donny van de Beek.
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Great ball by Ryan Gravenberch, slipping it through to Andy Robertson, who smashes a shot towards goal but Paulo Gazzaniga pushes it away at his near post.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Virgil van Dijk is now right up on the edge of the Girona box as Liverpool try to find a way through, but they are really struggling to work out how to break down the low defensive block.
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Darwin would be great at another club where he’s the main man. I think he’d respond well to that.
Lee
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold sends the ball into the box. He's aiming for Darwin Nunez but the striker is beaten to it by a defender.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
A nice backheel by Curtis Jones allows Luis Diaz to get into the box. He tries to weave his way between defenders but is tackled.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I've ran out of things to say about him.
I do like Darwin Nunez but when it goes into him the ball just comes back.
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Luis Diaz is booked, deemed to have fouled Alejandro Frances. It is a bit unfortunate as Diaz seemed to just fall over in front of Frances.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Cody Gakpo is warming up with Arne Slot possibly considering a change soon. It hasn't happened yet for Liverpool in their attack.
Image source, Getty ImagesRB Leipzig v Aston Villa (20:00 GMT)
Marco Rose names an unchanged side for RB Leipzig following their 2-0 win against Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga.
XI: Gulacsi, Geertruida, Orban, Nusa, Haidara, Openda, Seiwald, Baumgartner, Vermeeren, Sesko, Henrichs.
Subs: Vandevoordt, Klostermann, Andre Silva, Sakar, Jatta, Kampl, Gebel.
Image source, OptaAston Villa boss Unai Emery makes three changes to the side that beat Southampton on Saturday. Matty Cash and Lucas Digne come in, while Ollie Watkins starts up top in place of Jhon Duran. Ian Maatsen and Leon Bailey drop out.
XI: Martinez, Cash, Carlos, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Swinkels, Onana, Barkley, Buendia, Philogene, Duran.
Image source, OptaGirona 0-0 Liverpool
Fantastic work by Arnaut Danjuma to get between Dominik Szoboszlai and Joe Gomez and then race into the box, but his shot is once again lacking as he skews it wide.
Liverpool haven't really come out of the dressing room yet.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
More clever play by Yaser Asprilla as he calmly stops the ball in the middle, despite lots of Liverpool players around him, before lofting a pass out wide to Arnaut Danjuma, but his shot drifts well wide of the far post.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Stephen Warnock
Former Premier League defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Another smart save from Alisson. He comes out and makes himself big and stands tall to deny Danjuma.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Alisson is immediately called into action as a mistake allows Arnaut Danjuma to race towards goal but his strong effort is kept out by Alisson at his near post.
Girona 0-0 Liverpool
Girona get the second half under way.
Image source, Getty Images| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
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| 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
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| 4 | 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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| 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
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| 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
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| 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
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| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
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| 11 | 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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| 13 | 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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| 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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| 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
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| 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
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| 20 | 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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| 22 | 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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| 24 | 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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| 34 | 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.
