Paris Saint-Germain FC vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Paris Saint-Germain FC vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Parc des Princes.
- Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 games · 14 pts (2025/26)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stuart Attwell
- Referee Marco Di Bello
- Referee Giorgio Peretti
- Referee Fabio Maresca
- Referee Marco Guida
- Referee Ciro Carbone
25 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct RB Leipzig H 3–2 W 15 Oct Angers SCO H 2–1 W 03 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L 28 Sep Manchester City FC H 2–0 W 25 Sep Montpellier HSC H 2–0 W 22 Sep FC Metz A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–3 L 16 Oct SC Freiburg A 1–1 D 02 Oct VfL Bochum 1848 H 3–0 W 28 Sep Club Brugge KV H 1–2 L 25 Sep Hertha BSC H 6–0 W 18 Sep 1. FC Koln A 1–1 D Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Paris Saint-Germain FC0-152/–16-301/131-452/146-602/–61-752/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. RB Leipzig kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 9' Paris Saint-Germain FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kylian Mbappe on 9.
- 14' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Willi Orban was booked on 19.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RB Leipzig needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' Goal! Andre Silva scores his 94 goal in 120 matches.
- 33' Amadou Haidara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Mohamed Simakan. He receives a Yellow card.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Idrissa Gana Gueye.
- 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Angelino made 426 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' Nordi Mukiele puts RB Leipzig on the lead.
- 61' Another change for Paris Saint-Germain FC made on 61 minute. Idrissa Gana Gueye leaves to be changed by Danilo Pereira.
- 62' Time for substitution for RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara is replaced by Ilaix Moriba.
- 64' Paris Saint-Germain FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 65' Achraf Hakimi is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 67' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 67.
- 70' The RB Leipzig manager makes a substitution. Lukas Klostermann departs to be replaced by Josko Gvardiol.
- 74' Sensational shot from Lionel Messi. Paris Saint-Germain FC is back in the lead.
- 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Paris Saint-Germain FC that had 502 games and scored 686 goals.
- 83' Yussuf Poulsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Simakan on 83 minute.
- 84' The referee shows RB Leipzig player a Yellow card on 84.
- 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Verratti, as he is very good at scoring at Parc des Princes with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
- 90' Thilo Kehrer is replacing Julian Draxler for the Paris Saint-Germain FC side.
- The final score is 3-2.
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Lineups
Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 21
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23
Julian Draxler ↓ Thilo Kehrer 90'
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 6
- 2
- 30
- 1
- 25
Bench
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18
Georginio Wijnaldum ↑ 61'
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24
Thilo Kehrer ↑ 90'
- 20
- 17
- 60
- 22
- 50
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15
Danilo Pereira ↑ 61'
- 28
- 39
Coach Mauricio PochettinoRB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
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3
Angelino ↓ Benjamin Henrichs 83'
- 18
- 22
- 1
- 16
- 4
- 27
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33
Andre Silva ↓ Emil Forsberg 83'
- 14
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8
Amadou Haidara ↓ Ilaix Moriba 62'
- 2
Bench
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39
Benjamin Henrichs ↑ 83'
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9
Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 83'
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10
Emil Forsberg ↑ 83'
- 44
- 17
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32
Josko Gvardiol ↑ 70'
- 31
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26
Ilaix Moriba ↑ 62'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Georginio Wijnaldum 3 Lionel Messi 2 Angel di Maria 2 Christopher Nkunku 2 Neymar 1 Kylian Mbappe 1 Nordi Mukiele 1 Andre Silva 1 Head to Head
Paris Saint-Germain FC Form
2021-10-19 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2021-10-15 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–1 Angers SCO W 2021-10-03 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2021-09-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Manchester City FC W 2021-09-25 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Montpellier HSC W 2021-09-22 FC Metz 1–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.72 Paris Saint-Germain FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 RB Leipzig xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Paris Saint-Germain FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw 78%Draw or RB Leipzig 47%Paris Saint-Germain FC or RB Leipzig 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%1 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 9.3%2 – 0 8.6%0 – 0 7.8%1 – 2 6%0 – 1 5.7%3 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 0 4.8%0 – 2 3.6%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC
Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push RB Leipzig covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 16% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 22% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 14% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 6% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.