2020–21 RB Leipzig season

RB Leipzig
2020–21 season
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Chairman	Oliver Mintzlaff
Head coach	Julian Nagelsmann
Stadium	Red Bull Arena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marcel Sabitzer (8); All: ; Yussuf Poulsen (11)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

First-team squad

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	HUN	Péter Gulácsi (vice-captain)
3	DF	ESP	Angeliño
4	DF	HUN	Willi Orbán (3rd captain)
5	DF	FRA	Dayot Upamecano
6	DF	FRA	Ibrahima Konaté
7	MF	AUT	Marcel Sabitzer (captain)
8	MF	MLI	Amadou Haidara
9	FW	DEN	Yussuf Poulsen (4th captain)
10	MF	SWE	Emil Forsberg
11	FW	KOR	Hwang Hee-chan
13	GK	GER	Philipp Tschauner
14	MF	USA	Tyler Adams
16	DF	GER	Lukas Klostermann
17	MF	HUN	Dominik Szoboszlai


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	FRA	Christopher Nkunku
19	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth
20	MF	GER	Lazar Samardžić
21	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert (on loan from Roma)
22	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele
23	DF	GER	Marcel Halstenberg
25	MF	ESP	Dani Olmo
27	MF	AUT	Konrad Laimer
33	GK	ESP	Josep Martínez
35	FW	GER	Fabrice Hartmann
38	FW	ESP	Hugo Novoa
39	DF	GER	Benjamin Henrichs (on loan from Monaco)
44	MF	SVN	Kevin Kampl
47	MF	GER	Joscha Wosz

Players out on loan

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	GER	Tim Schreiber (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	URU	Marcelo Saracchi (at Galatasaray until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	GER	Frederik Jäkel (at Oostende until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	GER	Tom Krauß (at FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ENG	Ademola Lookman (at Fulham until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	GER	Eric Martel (at Austria Vienna until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	Dennis Borkowski (at FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	AUT	Hannes Wolf (at Borussia Mönchengladbach until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	BRA	Luan Cândido (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021)
—	GK	SUI	Yvon Mvogo (at PSV until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	CRO	Joško Gvardiol (at Dinamo Zagreb until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Kits

Home

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Home 2021–22

Away

Away 2021–22

Third

Fourth

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ 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


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L
Position	4	3	1	1	1	3	2	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Matches

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)	Forsberg 17' (pen.) Poulsen 21', 64' Haidara 51'	Report	Mateta 30', 48' Latza 58'	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)	Demirbay 19', 20'	Report	Forsberg 14' Klostermann 45' Haidara 65' Adams 90+2'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Harm Osmers

3 October 2020 3	RB Leipzig	4–0	Schalke 04	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bozdogan 31' (o.g.) Angeliño 35' Orbán 45+2' Halstenberg 80' (pen.) Sørloth 84'	Report	Sané 64' Nastasić 79' Ibišević 90+2'	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	Angeliño 45' Upamecano 60' Poulsen 66'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych

24 October 2020 5	RB Leipzig	2–1	Hertha BSC	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano 11', 49' Sabitzer 77' (pen.)	Report	Córdoba 8' Tousart 17' Zeefuik 47' 50' Ngankam 90+2'	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)	Wendt 52' Neuhaus 56' Wolf 60'	Report	Kampl 61' Hwang 69' Sabitzer 70' Nkunku 90+4'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

7 November 2020 7	RB Leipzig	3–0	SC Freiburg	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté 26' Orbán 28' Henrichs 62' Sabitzer 70' (pen.) Angeliño 89'	Report	Lienhart 25' Gulde 44' Tempelmann 90+1'	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)	Barkok 43' Durm 49' Sow 60' Abraham 83'	Report	Nkunku 9' Olmo 45' Poulsen 57'	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)	Angeliño 29' Nkunku 47' Sørloth 73' Orbán 85' Kampl 90+1'	Report	Van der Hoorn 38' Klos 75' Lucoqui 77'	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)	Musiala 30' Müller 34', 75'	Report	Nkunku 19' Kluivert 36' Forsberg 48' Mukiele 51'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Siebert

12 December 2020 11	RB Leipzig	2–0	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sabitzer 26' (pen.) Olmo 41' Kampl 44' Mukiele 47' Upamecano 78'	Report	Augustinsson 25'	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)	Vogt 50' Sessegnon 56'	Report	Poulsen 60'	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)	Halstenberg 84'	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)	Stenzel 21' Sosa 49'	Report	Forsberg 22' Sabitzer 42' Olmo 67'	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)	Sørloth 90'	Report	Delaney 32' Sancho 55' Haaland 71', 84' Akanji 73'	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)	Weghorst 22', 59' Steffen 35' Paulo Otávio 48' Mbabu 50' Lacroix 81'	Report	Mukiele 5', 42' Orbán 54' Kampl 71' Angeliño 90+1'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler

20 January 2021 17	RB Leipzig	1–0	Union Berlin	Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Angeliño 66' Forsberg 70'	Report	Gießelmann 89'	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)	Niakhaté 24', 35', 40' Barreiro 50' Da Costa 75'	Report	Adams 15', 70' Halstenberg 23', 30' Orbán 88' Sørloth 90+2'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert

30 January 2021 19	RB Leipzig	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nkunku 51' Kluivert 90' Haidara 90+2'	Report	Bellarabi 60' Bailey 75'	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)	Mascarell 27' Kolašinac 69'	Report	Mukiele 45+3' Sabitzer 73', 82' Orbán 87'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Petersen

12 February 2021 21	RB Leipzig	2–1	FC Augsburg	Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Olmo 38' (pen.) Klostermann 41' Nkunku 43' Orbán 62' Adams 72'	Report	Oxford 3' Gouweleeuw 22' Suchý 28' Gikiewicz 34' Bénes 63' Caligiuri 77' (pen.)	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)	Cunha 34'	Report	Sabitzer 28', 45' Mukiele 71' Orbán 84'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

27 February 2021 23	RB Leipzig	3–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sabitzer 41' Upamecano 43' Nkunku 57' Poulsen 66' Sørloth 90+3'	Report	Hofmann 6' (pen.) Thuram 19' Elvedi 49' Stindl 90+3'	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)	Höfler 52'	Report	Nkunku 41' Sørloth 64' Hwang 75' Forsberg 79'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann

14 March 2021 25	RB Leipzig	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kluivert 44' Forsberg 47' Mukiele 90+3'	Report	Younes 15' Ndicka 49' Kamada 61' Tuta 69'	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)	Pieper 71' Brunner 83'	Report	Sabitzer 46' Kampl 85'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg

3 April 2021 27	RB Leipzig	0–1	Bayern Munich	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mukiele 26' Sabitzer 37' Upamecano 61'	Report	Kimmich 33' Goretzka 38' Hernandez 81'	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)	Rashica 61' (pen.)	Report	Olmo 23' Sørloth 32', 41' Sabitzer 63'	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	Posch 46' Baumgartner 79'	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)	Ehizibue 23' Hector 46', 60' Czichos 90+6'	Report	Upamecano 56' Haidara 59', 90+6' Kampl 83'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg

25 April 2021 31	RB Leipzig	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Konaté 24' Haidara 46' Forsberg 67' (pen.) Henrichs 76'	Report	Ahamada 14'	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)	Reus 7' Sancho 51', 87' Hummels 74'	Report	Klostermann 63' Olmo 77' Haidara 90+1'	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)	Henrichs 20' Konaté 36' Sabitzer 45', 78' (pen.) Kluivert 51'	Report	Philipp 12', 45+1' Mbabu 52' Arnold 60' Baku 86'	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)	Trimmel 53' Friedrich 67' Schlotterbeck 76' Kruse 90+2'	Report	Sabitzer 25' Kluivert 55'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round	1. FC Nürnberg	0–3	RB Leipzig	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Valentini 43' Geis 56'	Report	Haidara 3' Halstenberg 58' Poulsen 67' Hwang 90'	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)	Iago 8'	Report	Orbán 11' Mukiele 73' Poulsen 75' Angeliño 82'	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)	Haidara 11' Sabitzer 45+1' (pen.) Angeliño 60' Poulsen 66', 75' Hwang 88'	Report	Mašović 24' Drewes 45+1' Soares 63' Chibsah 87'	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)	Kampl 20' Olmo 21' Nkunku 25' Poulsen 63' Hwang 88'	Report	Paulo Otávio 5' Weghorst 26' Lacroix 35'	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)	Bittencourt 105+1'	Report	Haidara 35' Hwang 93' Kampl 99' Gulácsi 101' Forsberg 120+1'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

13 May 2021 Final	RB Leipzig	1–4	Borussia Dortmund	Berlin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano 45+1' Olmo 71', 81'	Report	Sancho 5', 45+1', 81' Can 15' Bellingham 25' Haaland 28', 87' Dahoud 50' Hummels 90'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAR	RBL	MUN	IBS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	2	13	6	+7	12^[b]	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	1–2	5–1
2	RB Leipzig	6	4	2	11	12	−1	12^[b]	Advance to knockout phase	2–1	—	3–2	2–0
3	Manchester United	6	3	3	15	10	+5	9	Transfer to Europa League	1–3	5–0	—	4–1
4	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	1	5	7	18	−11	3		0–2	3–4	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ 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]
^ ^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	2–0	İstanbul Başakşehir	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Angeliño 16', 20' Nkunku 40' Upamecano 41' Konaté 73' Henrichs 89'	Report	Bolingoli 18' Rafael 43' Özcan 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 999 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

28 October 2020 2	Manchester United	5–0	RB Leipzig	Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Greenwood 21' Matić 34' Rashford 76', 78', 90+2' Martial 86' (pen.)	Report	Henrichs 46' Kluivert 77' Sabitzer 86'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 577 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

4 November 2020 3	RB Leipzig	2–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Upamecano 15' Konaté 25' Nkunku 42' Forsberg 57' (pen.)	Report	Di María 6', 16' Kimpembe 19' 90+5' Gueye 37' 69' Kurzawa 68'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

24 November 2020 4	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	RB Leipzig	Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Neymar 11' (pen.), 40' Paredes 41' Rafinha 77' Herrera 82' Verratti 84'	Report	Forsberg 2'	Stadium: Parc de Princes Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

2 December 2020 5	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–4	RB Leipzig	Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Škrtel 38' Kahveci 45+3', 72', 85' Türüç 58' Tekdemir 79' Rafael 89'	Report	Poulsen 26' Mukiele 43' Upamecano 53' Olmo 66', 67' Sørloth 90+2'	Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

8 December 2020 6	RB Leipzig	3–2	Manchester United	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Angeliño 2' Haidara 13' Mukiele 32' Sabitzer 35' Kluivert 62', 69' Adams 81'	Report	Fernandes 5', 80' (pen.) Shaw 43' Maguire 63' Williams 68' Lindelöf 77' Konaté 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

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

16 February 2021 First leg	RB Leipzig	0–2	Liverpool	Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Haidara 5' Mukiele 5' Nkunku 52' Angeliño 65' Olmo 76'	Report	Salah 53' Mané 58' Kabak 69' Henderson 81'	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	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	RB Leipzig	Budapest, Hungary
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Salah 71' Mané 74'	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

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	HUN	Péter Gulácsi	47	0	33	0	6	0	8	0
13	GK	GER	Philipp Tschauner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	ESP	Josep Martínez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ESP	Angeliño	37	8	24+2	4	4	1	7	3
4	DF	HUN	Willi Orbán	40	5	25+4	4	4+1	1	3+3	0
5	DF	FRA	Dayot Upamecano	41	1	27+2	1	5	0	7	0
6	DF	FRA	Ibrahima Konaté	21	1	8+6	1	1	0	5+1	0
16	DF	GER	Lukas Klostermann	29	1	15+8	1	4	0	2	0
22	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele	40	4	21+7	3	4+1	0	7	1
23	DF	GER	Marcel Halstenberg	31	2	19+5	2	4	0	2+1	0
39	DF	GER	Benjamin Henrichs	20	0	5+8	0	0+4	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
7	MF	AUT	Marcel Sabitzer	39	9	24+3	8	5	1	6+1	0
8	MF	MLI	Amadou Haidara	43	6	21+10	3	5+1	2	5+1	1
14	MF	USA	Tyler Adams	37	1	21+6	1	3+1	0	2+4	0
17	MF	HUN	Dominik Szoboszlai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	FRA	Christopher Nkunku	40	7	19+9	6	3+2	0	7	1
20	MF	GER	Lazar Samardžić	10	0	3+5	0	1+1	0	0	0
25	MF	ESP	Dani Olmo	46	7	26+6	5	5+1	1	8	1
27	MF	AUT	Konrad Laimer	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
44	MF	SVN	Kevin Kampl	39	0	24+3	0	4+1	0	6+1	0
47	MF	GER	Joscha Wosz	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	DEN	Yussuf Poulsen	41	11	14+13	5	2+4	5	5+3	1
10	FW	SWE	Emil Forsberg	41	9	20+9	7	1+4	1	7	1
11	FW	KOR	Hwang Hee-chan	26	3	3+15	0	2+3	3	0+3	0
19	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth	37	6	13+16	5	2+2	0	0+4	1
21	FW	NED	Justin Kluivert	27	4	8+11	3	1	0	0+7	1
35	FW	GER	Fabrice Hartmann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	ESP	Hugo Novoa Ramos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
17	FW	ENG	Ademola Lookman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK	GER	Tim Schreiber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	FW	GER	Dennis Borkowski	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
45	DF	GER	Eric Martel	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 22 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Total
1	9	FW	Yussuf Poulsen	5	5	1	11
2	7	MF	Marcel Sabitzer	8	1	0	9
2	10	FW	Emil Forsberg	7	1	1	9
4	3	DF	Angeliño	4	1	3	8
5	18	MF	Christopher Nkunku	6	0	1	7
5	25	MF	Dani Olmo	5	1	1	7
7	8	MF	Amadou Haidara	3	2	1	6
7	19	FW	Alexander Sørloth	5	0	1	6
9	4	DF	Willi Orbán	4	1	0	5
10	21	FW	Justin Kluivert	3	0	1	4
10	22	DF	Nordi Mukiele	3	0	1	4
12	11	FW	Hwang Hee-chan	0	3	0	3
13	23	DF	Marcel Halstenberg	2	0	0	2
14	5	DF	Dayot Upamecano	1	0	0	1
	6	DF	Ibrahima Konaté	1	0	0	1
	14	MF	Tyler Adams	1	0	0	1
	16	DF	Lukas Klostermann	1	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	1
Totals				60	15	11	86

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

^ "First team". RasenballSport Leipzig. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
^ "Martinez signs". redbulls. 22 January 2020.
^ "Jean-Kevin Augustin loan comes to an end". www.leedsunited.com. 1 July 2020.
^ "Hee-chan Hwang joins". redbulls.
^ "Benjamin Henrichs signs". redbulls.
^ "Lazar Samardzic joins". redbulls. 8 September 2020.
^ "Angeliño extends Leipzig loan". redbulls. 8 September 2020.
^ "RBL sign Alexander Sørloth". redbulls. 22 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "RB LEIPZIG VERPFLICHTET JOŠKO GVARDIOL AB JULI 2021". Die Roten Bullen (in German). 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.
^ "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
^ "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Neuzugang-Szoboszlai". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
^ "Buy option activated! Angeliño signs until 2025!". redbulls. 12 February 2021.
^ Bray, Joe (7 June 2020). "Angelino set to return to Man City from RB Leipzig".
^ "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Werner will join Chelsea". redbulls. 18 June 2020.
^ "Report: Patrik Schick set to leave RB Leipzig as negotiations with Roma break down".
^ "Ethan Ampadu set to return to Chelsea after disappointing loan » Chelsea News". www.chelsea-news.co. 26 May 2020.
^ "Hannes Wolf joins Borussia on loan from RB Leipzig". Borussia.de. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan". Bulinews. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Ademola Lookman: Fulham sign RB Leipzig winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ "JEAN-KÉVIN AUGUSTIN REJOINT LE FC NANTES !". Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "ERIC MARTEL JOINS AUSTRIA VIENNA ON LOAN". www.dierotenbullen.com. RB Leipzig. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "DENNIS BORKOWSKI JOINS 1. FC NÜRNBERG ON LOAN". RB Leipzig. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "LEIHE: TIM SCHREIBER ZUM HALLESCHEN FC!". www.dierotenbullen.com (in German). RB Leipzig. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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^ "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
^ "Halbfinale Regensburg/Bremen gegen Leipzig wird verlegt" [Semi-final Regensburg/Bremen versus Leipzig is being rescheduled]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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^ "Champions League round of 16 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.
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^ "Champions League: RB Leipzig v Liverpool moved to Budapest because of Germany travel ban". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.2742394331257-24] 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.

[29] 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]

[table_hth_PAR0.88433285331555-31] Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

[Behind_closed_doors-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

[1] "First team". RasenballSport Leipzig. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[2] "Martinez signs". redbulls. 22 January 2020.

[3] "Jean-Kevin Augustin loan comes to an end". www.leedsunited.com. 1 July 2020.

[4] "Hee-chan Hwang joins". redbulls.

[5] "Benjamin Henrichs signs". redbulls.

[6] "Lazar Samardzic joins". redbulls. 8 September 2020.

[7] "Angeliño extends Leipzig loan". redbulls. 8 September 2020.

[8] "RBL sign Alexander Sørloth". redbulls. 22 September 2020.

[:0-9] "RB LEIPZIG VERPFLICHTET JOŠKO GVARDIOL AB JULI 2021". Die Roten Bullen (in German). 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.

[10] "Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan". RB Leipzig. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[11] "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Neuzugang-Szoboszlai". redbulls (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[12] "Buy option activated! Angeliño signs until 2025!". redbulls. 12 February 2021.

[13] Bray, Joe (7 June 2020). "Angelino set to return to Man City from RB Leipzig".

[14] "RasenBallsport Leipzig - Werner will join Chelsea". redbulls. 18 June 2020.

[15] "Report: Patrik Schick set to leave RB Leipzig as negotiations with Roma break down".

[16] "Ethan Ampadu set to return to Chelsea after disappointing loan » Chelsea News". www.chelsea-news.co. 26 May 2020.

[17] "Hannes Wolf joins Borussia on loan from RB Leipzig". Borussia.de. 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[18] "Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan". Bulinews. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[19] "Ademola Lookman: Fulham sign RB Leipzig winger on loan". BBC Sport. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[20] "JEAN-KÉVIN AUGUSTIN REJOINT LE FC NANTES !". Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[21] "ERIC MARTEL JOINS AUSTRIA VIENNA ON LOAN". www.dierotenbullen.com. RB Leipzig. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[22] "DENNIS BORKOWSKI JOINS 1. FC NÜRNBERG ON LOAN". RB Leipzig. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[23] "LEIHE: TIM SCHREIBER ZUM HALLESCHEN FC!". www.dierotenbullen.com (in German). RB Leipzig. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[25] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[26] "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.de. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[27] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

[28] "Halbfinale Regensburg/Bremen gegen Leipzig wird verlegt" [Semi-final Regensburg/Bremen versus Leipzig is being rescheduled]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[30] "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[33] "Champions League round of 16 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 14 December 2020.

[34] "UEFA Champions League venue changes". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[35] "Champions League: RB Leipzig v Liverpool moved to Budapest because of Germany travel ban". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[36] "Liverpool vs Leipzig Champions League round of 16 second leg to be played in Budapest". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[37] "Liverpool to host RB Leipzig in Budapest for Champions League last 16 second leg". BBC Sport. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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