2020–21 RB Leipzig season

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RB Leipzig
2020–21 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanOliver Mintzlaff
Head coachJulian Nagelsmann
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcel Sabitzer (8)

All:
Yussuf Poulsen (11)

The 2020–21 season was the 12th season in the existence of RB Leipzig and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal and in the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 19 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 2 February 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (vice-captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Angeliño
4 DF Hungary HUN Willi Orbán (3rd captain)
5 DF France FRA Dayot Upamecano
6 DF France FRA Ibrahima Konaté
7 MF Austria AUT Marcel Sabitzer (captain)
8 MF Mali MLI Amadou Haidara
9 FW Denmark DEN Yussuf Poulsen (4th captain)
10 MF Sweden SWE Emil Forsberg
11 FW South Korea KOR Hwang Hee-chan
13 GK Germany GER Philipp Tschauner
14 MF United States USA Tyler Adams
16 DF Germany GER Lukas Klostermann
17 MF Hungary HUN Dominik Szoboszlai
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Christopher Nkunku
19 FW Norway NOR Alexander Sørloth
20 MF Germany GER Lazar Samardžić
21 FW Netherlands NED Justin Kluivert (on loan from Roma)
22 DF France FRA Nordi Mukiele
23 DF Germany GER Marcel Halstenberg
25 MF Spain ESP Dani Olmo
27 MF Austria AUT Konrad Laimer
33 GK Spain ESP Josep Martínez
35 FW Germany GER Fabrice Hartmann
38 FW Spain ESP Hugo Novoa
39 DF Germany GER Benjamin Henrichs (on loan from Monaco)
44 MF Slovenia SVN Kevin Kampl
47 MF Germany GER Joscha Wosz

Players out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Germany GER Tim Schreiber (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2022)
DF Uruguay URU Marcelo Saracchi (at Galatasaray until 30 June 2021)
DF Germany GER Frederik Jäkel (at Oostende until 30 June 2022)
MF Germany GER Tom Krauß (at FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2022)
FW England ENG Ademola Lookman (at Fulham until 30 June 2021)
DF Germany GER Eric Martel (at Austria Vienna until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Germany GER Dennis Borkowski (at FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2022)
MF Austria AUT Hannes Wolf (at Borussia Mönchengladbach until 30 June 2021)
DF Brazil BRA Luan Cândido (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021)
GK Switzerland SUI Yvon Mvogo (at PSV until 30 June 2022)
DF Croatia CRO Joško Gvardiol (at Dinamo Zagreb until 30 June 2021)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
33 GK Spain Josep Martínez Spain Las Palmas €2,500,000 End of season [2]
29 FW France Jean-Kévin Augustin England Leeds United Loan return 1 July 2020 [3]
11 FW South Korea Hwang Hee-chan Austria Red Bull Salzburg €9,000,000 8 July 2020 [4]
39 DF Germany Benjamin Henrichs France Monaco Loan 8 July 2020 [5]
20 MF Germany Lazar Samardžić Germany Hertha BSC €1,000,000 8 September 2020 [6]
3 DF Spain Angeliño England Manchester City Loan 8 September 2020 [7]
19 FW Norway Alexander Sørloth England Crystal Palace €20,000,000 22 September 2020 [8]
DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol Croatia Dinamo Zagreb €16,000,000 28 September 2020 [9]
21 FW Netherlands Justin Kluivert Italy Roma Loan 5 October 2020 [10]
17 MF Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai Austria Red Bull Salzburg €20,000,000 17 December 2020 [11]
3 DF Spain Angeliño England Manchester City €18,000,000 12 February 2021 [12]

Out[edit]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
3 DF Spain Angeliño England Manchester City Loan return End of season [13]
11 FW Germany Timo Werner England Chelsea €50,000,000 1 July 2020 [14]
21 FW Czech Republic Patrik Schick Italy Roma Loan return End of season [15]
26 DF Wales Ethan Ampadu England Chelsea Loan return End of season [16]
19 MF Austria Hannes Wolf Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Loan 21 July 2020 [17]
28 GK Switzerland Yvon Mvogo Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Loan 25 August 2020 [18]
DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Loan 28 September 2020 [9]
17 FW England Ademola Lookman England Fulham Loan 30 September 2020 [19]
29 FW France Jean-Kévin Augustin France Nantes Free 6 October 2020 [20]
45 DF Germany Eric Martel Austria Austria Wien Loan 15 January 2021 [21]
41 FW Germany Dennis Borkowski Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Loan 29 January 2021 [22]
32 GK Germany Tim Schreiber Germany Hallescher FC Loan 1 February 2021 [23]

Kits[edit]

Home
Home alt.
Home alt. 2
Home alt. 3
Home 2021–22
Away
Away 2021–22
Third
Fourth

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 2nd 34 19 8 7 60 32 +28 055.88
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 13 May 2021 First round Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 083.33
UEFA Champions League 20 October 2020 10 March 2021 Group stage Round of 16 8 4 0 4 11 16 −5 050.00
Total 48 28 8 12 86 53 +33 058.33

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 24 6 4 99 44 +55 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 60 32 +28 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 34 20 4 10 75 46 +29 64
4 VfL Wolfsburg 34 17 10 7 61 37 +24 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 +16 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[24]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 19 8 7 60 32  +28 65 11 4 2 29 13  +16 8 4 5 31 19  +12

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWLWDWDWWDWLDWLWWWWWWDWLWDLWLDL
Position4311132423333222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[25]

20 September 2020 1 RB Leipzig 3–1 Mainz 05 Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
26 September 2020 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Harm Osmers
3 October 2020 3 RB Leipzig 4–0 Schalke 04 Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
17 October 2020 4 FC Augsburg 0–2 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
24 October 2020 5 RB Leipzig 2–1 Hertha BSC Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 999
Referee: Tobias Stieler
31 October 2020 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
7 November 2020 7 RB Leipzig 3–0 SC Freiburg Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 November 2020 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 RB Leipzig Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
28 November 2020 9 RB Leipzig 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
5 December 2020 10 Bayern Munich 3–3 RB Leipzig Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
12 December 2020 11 RB Leipzig 2–0 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
16 December 2020 12 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
19 December 2020 13 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
2 January 2021 14 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
9 January 2021 15 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 January 2021 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 January 2021 17 RB Leipzig 1–0 Union Berlin Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
23 January 2021 18 Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 January 2021 19 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 February 2021 20 Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
12 February 2021 21 RB Leipzig 2–1 FC Augsburg Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 February 2021 22 Hertha BSC 0–3 RB Leipzig Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
27 February 2021 23 RB Leipzig 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 March 2021 24 SC Freiburg 0–3 RB Leipzig Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
14 March 2021 25 RB Leipzig 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 March 2021 26 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 RB Leipzig Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
3 April 2021 27 RB Leipzig 0–1 Bayern Munich Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
10 April 2021 28 Werder Bremen 1–4 RB Leipzig Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
16 April 2021 29 RB Leipzig 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
20 April 2021 30 1. FC Köln 2–1 RB Leipzig Cologne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
25 April 2021 31 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
8 May 2021 32 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 RB Leipzig Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 May 2021 33 RB Leipzig 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
22 May 2021 34 Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal[edit]

12 September 2020 First round 1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 RB Leipzig Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 0[26]
Referee: Marco Fritz
22 December 2020 Second round FC Augsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig Augsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
3 February 2021 Round of 16 RB Leipzig 4–0 VfL Bochum Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
3 March 2021 Quarter-finals RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
30 April 2021[a] Semi-finals Werder Bremen 1–2 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
13 May 2021 Final RB Leipzig 1–4 Borussia Dortmund Berlin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[28]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBFK
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[b] Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[b] 2–1 3–2 2–0
3 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 4–1
4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig match, originally scheduled on 2 May 2021, 20:30, was rescheduled to 30 April 2021 for undisclosed reasons.[27]
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.
20 October 2020 1 RB Leipzig Germany 2–0 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 999
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
28 October 2020 2 Manchester United England 5–0 Germany RB Leipzig Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 577
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
4 November 2020 3 RB Leipzig Germany 2–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
24 November 2020 4 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Germany RB Leipzig Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
2 December 2020 5 İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 3–4 Germany RB Leipzig Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
8 December 2020 6 RB Leipzig Germany 3–2 England Manchester United Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[29]

16 February 2021 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 0–2 England Liverpool Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, was moved to Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to restrictions imposed by Germany on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[30][31]
10 March 2021 Second leg Liverpool England 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
Germany RB Leipzig Budapest, Hungary
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Anfield in Liverpool, was moved to Puskás Aréna in Budapest, due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Germany and the United Kingdom.[32][33]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi 47 0 33 0 6 0 8 0
13 GK Germany GER Philipp Tschauner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Spain ESP Josep Martínez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Spain ESP Angeliño 37 8 24+2 4 4 1 7 3
4 DF Hungary HUN Willi Orbán 40 5 25+4 4 4+1 1 3+3 0
5 DF France FRA Dayot Upamecano 41 1 27+2 1 5 0 7 0
6 DF France FRA Ibrahima Konaté 21 1 8+6 1 1 0 5+1 0
16 DF

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