European Cup · Matchday 06 - Group H

RB Leipzig v Manchester United

3–2

HT 2–0

Tuesday 8th December 2020 · Red Bull Arena · Att: Behind closed doors

Manchester United lost 2–3 to RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday 8th December 2020 in the European Cup. Bruno Fernandes (80') scored for United. United were captained by Harry Maguire, and the referee was Antonio Matéu Lahoz.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
2' Angelino Assist: Marcel Sabitzer 1–0
5' Bruno Fernandes
13' Amadou Haidara Assist: Angelino 2–0
32' Nordi Mukiele
35' Marcel Sabitzer
43' Luke Shaw
45' Donny van de Beek for Telles
Half Time 2–0
61' Brandon Williams for Shaw
61' Paul Pogba for Matic
62' Justin Kluivert
63' Harry Maguire
68' Brandon Williams
69' Justin Kluivert Assist: Amadou Haidara 3–0
77' Victor Lindelof
77' Timothy Fosu-Mensah for Wan-Bissaka
78' Axel Tuanzebe for Lindelof
80' Bruno Fernandes pen 3–1
81' Tyler Adams
82' Ibrahima Konate OG 3–2
Full Time 3–2

Match Facts

55%

Possession

3-4-1-2

Formation

Antonio Matéu Lahoz

Referee

Harry Maguire

Captain

Starting XI

Player

18 Bruno Fernandes 80'

Substitutes

45' for Telles

61' for Shaw

61' for Matic

77' for Wan-Bissaka

78' for Lindelof

RB Leipzig Lineup

4-3-3

Starting XI

1 Péter Gulácsi G

3 Angeliño LM ⚽

4 Willi Orbán CD-L

6 Ibrahima Konaté CD

7 Marcel Sabitzer CM-R

8 Amadou Haidara RM ⚽

10 Emil Forsberg CF-R

18 Christopher Nkunku CF-L

22 Nordi Mukiele CD-R

25 Dani Olmo F

44 Kevin Kampl CM-L

Substitutes

9 Yussuf Poulsen on

13 Philipp Tschauner

14 Tyler Adams on

19 Alexander Sørloth

21 Justin Kluivert on ⚽

23 Marcel Halstenberg on

33 Josep Martínez

45 Eric Martel

47 Joscha Wosz

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC

Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United

OPP

Julian Nagelsmann

RB Leipzig

Match Information

Man Utd

3-4-1-2

Formation

RB Leipzig

4-3-3

Man Utd RB Leipzig

55%

Possession

45%

2.1

Expected Goals (xG)

1.5

Shots

Shots on Target

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Big Chances

Corners

Fouls

Offsides

Saves

6.50

Avg Player Rating

6.90

26.0

Avg Age

25.6

United vs RB Leipzig History

Meeting 2 of 2

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 28th October 2020.

28 Oct 2020 W 5–0 EC

8 Dec 2020 L 2–3 This match

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	1	1	0	0	5	0	100.0
Away	1	0	0	1	2	3	0.0

All 2 meetings with RB Leipzig →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →