RB Leipzig vs Manchester United UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 👹
RB Leipzig were beaten by five goals in their only previous meeting with Manchester United in European competitions, with that defeat coming on MD2 of this season’s UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford.
Manchester United have lost both of their last two away games against German teams in the UEFA Champions League – 1-3 v Bayern Munich in April 2014, and most recently 2-3 against Wolfsburg in December 2015.
This will be the fourth time RB Leipzig have faced an English opponent in the UEFA Champions League, having beaten Spurs twice last season before their defeat to Manchester United on MD2 this season.
Manchester United have alternated between a win and a defeat in each of their last six away games in the UEFA Champions League, losing their last such match against Istanbul Basaksehir last month.
RB Leipzig have won each of their last three home matches in the UEFA Champions League, conceding only one goal – this run started with a 3-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur in last season’s Last 16.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær has lost five of his nine UEFA Champions League matches as a manager (W4); no manager has been defeated six or more times in their first 10 games in the competition while in charge of English sides.
In the UEFA Champions League this season RB Leipzig have allowed their opponents only 8.4 passes on average before intervening defensively (PPDA), the lowest average of any side in the competition this season, highlighting their intense pressing regimen.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has scored three goals following a ball carry in the UEFA Champions League this season (travelling 5+ metres with the ball), the most of any player.
RB Leipzig wing-back Angeliño has had a hand in four UEFA Champions League goals this season (2 goals & 2 assists) – the only Spaniard with more goal involvements in the competition this season is Juventus’s Álvaro Morata (7; 6 goals & 1 assist).
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford has scored six goals in the UEFA Champions League group stages this season – no Englishman has ever scored seven or more goals in a single group stage, while the only Man Utd player to do so was Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2004-05 (8 goals).
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