RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 13 December 2023

Result

RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys

Champions League · Wednesday 13 December 2023, 17:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys: match report

RB Leipzig beat Young Boys 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 13 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Benjamin Sesko opened the scoring in the 51st minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from Benjamin Sesko (51') and Emil Forsberg (56'). Young Boys scored through Ebrima Colley (53').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards; Young Boys received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 22nd on 9 points from 5 and Young Boys 26th on 8 points from 7. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Young Boys in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Emil Forsberg of RB Leipzig (7.7), ahead of Kevin Kampl (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 RB Leipzig win, 0 draws and 0 for Young Boys.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Ulisses GarciaYoung Boys
  • 51'Goal · Benjamin SeskoRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 53'Goal · Ebrima ColleyYoung Boys · 1-1
  • 56'Goal · Emil ForsbergRB Leipzig · 2-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Yussuf PoulsenRB Leipzig
  • 77'Yellow card · Christopher LenzRB Leipzig
  • 81'Yellow card · Ebrima ColleyYoung Boys
  • 85'Yellow card · Joël MonteiroYoung Boys

Head-to-head

1 meetings: RB Leipzig 1, draws 0, Young Boys 0.

Team news

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RB Leipzig line-up (4-2-2-2)

Péter Gulácsi, Benjamin Henrichs, Mohamed Simakan, Castello Lukeba, Christopher Lenz, Nicolas Seiwald, Kevin Kampl, Fábio Carvalho, Emil Forsberg, Benjamin Sesko, Yussuf Poulsen

Young Boys line-up (4-4-2)

David von Ballmoos, Saidy Janko, Aurèle Amenda, Fabian Lustenberger, Ulisses Garcia, Ebrima Colley, Cheikh Niasse, Sandro Lauper, Filip Ugrinic, Meschack Elia, Jean-Pierre Nsame