RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa Player Ratings as the visitors put Leipzig in a deeper agony in European stage

Another day, another disastrous Champions League performance by RB Leipzig as they were beaten by Aston Villa at home. This result extends their pointless streak in six games. Matty Cash shocked the host crowd with his close-range strike in the beginning of the first half which brought the visitors took an early lead in three minutes.

Luis Openda made the stadium erupt after scoring a leveler in the 27th minute and the score stood until the break. After the break, Villa restored their lead through Jhon Duran who came on by replacing Watkins who didn’t perform well. Leipzig scored another equaliser in the match after Christoph Baumgartner put the ball on the top bin using his side foot.

But it was Ross Barkley who killed Leipzig’s hope of earning their first point of the tournament this season. Two minutes after coming in, the former Chelsea and Everton midfielder scored to put Villa back on the lead and the score line stood until the final whistle. Following this win, Villa moved up to third with 13 points in hands, while Leipzig stranded on 34th without collecting a single point.

RB Leipzig Player Ratings vs Aston Villa

Goalkeeper

Peter Gulacsi – 6.2

It was not his best day as Aston Villa managed to find the back of the net again and again.

Defenders

Nicolas Seiwald – 7.3

Even when a goal trailed Leipzig in the early first half, Seiwald had been actively pushing the Aston Villa defenders in the area.

Lutsharel Geertruida – 6.1

He was one of the players who focused on defending

Willi Orbán – 6.4

His partnership alongside Geertruida was decent despite the result which not going according to plan.

Benjamin Henrichs – 5.6

He was actively helping Leipzig to push for a goal with his shooting and attacking attempts down the flank.

Midfielders

Arthur Vermeeren – 6.3

He guarded the middle area of Leipzig’s pitch to control the ball transition from attacking to defending vice versa.

Amadou Haidara – 6.3

Haidara put a decent partnership alongsidfe Vermeeren in the midfield which helped Leipzig winning the ball multiple times.

Christoph Baumgartner – 6.9

He made a threatening partnership alongside Sesko and Openda from the right side of the pitch.

Antonio Nusa – 7.3

Nusa provided multiple passes and chances for the likes of Haidara and Openda to score the leveler.

Forwards

Benjamin Šeško – 6.3

He played his role well and posed numerous threats for Aston Villa.

Loïs Openda – 8.5

After several attempts, Openda managed to bring Leipzig levelled and provided assist for Baumgartner in the second half.

Substitutions

Kevin Kamp – 6.4l

Kampl replaced Haidara in the second half and expected to give support in the midfield area.

Andre Silva – 5.9

Marco Rose pulled off Sesko and put Silva on to bring fresh legs for Leipzig in the second half.

Lukas Klosterman – 5.9

The 28-year old came on to give support on the flank and was expected to give more options in the attacking unit.

Manager: Marco Rose – 6.5

There is a big question about Leipzig’s performance in European football this season. Rose was left clueless after his side’s effort to secure a point was anticipated well by the opponents.

Aston Villa vs Player Ratings vs RB Leipzig

Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martinez – 6.2

There was nothing special from Martinez today despite numerous spot-on decisions he made during the game.

Defenders

Lucas Digne – 6.4

He was involved in several duels with Leipzig’s players in his attempts to help Aston Villa defend the area.

Pau Torres – 6.4

He showed maturity in a nerve-racking situation and kept everything composed.

Diogo Carlos – 6.8

Carlos put up a hard work even after Aston Villa took an early lead in the first half.

Ezri Konsa – 6.3

He made several important blocks to keep the goal safe and was involved in numerous duels with the likes of Nusa and Openda.

Midfielders

Youri Tielemans – 7.1

He dictated the ball effortlessly in the midfield in building the transition from defending to attacking.

Boubacar Kamara – 7.3

He was supportive for the likes of Tielemans and Morgan Rogers in winning the ball back from the opponents in the midfield area.

Morgan Rogers – 7.6

Apart from dealing with duels in the midfield area, Rogers managed to pull several shot attempts which put Leipzig in danger.

Forwards

John McGinn – 7.4

Put Aston Villa ahead in the first half following his strike from close range when the match hits three minutes on the clock.

Matty Cash – 6.7

He was one of the players who set up McGinn’s goal in the beginning of the first half which put Aston Villa in a positive morale stage.

Ollie Watkins – 6.9

He was one of the most marked Aston Villa players on the pitch, the situation made his space for creating chances was limited.

Substitutions

Jhon Duran – 7.7

Duran came on to replace Watkins who didn’t perform in an expected state. He eventually scored to restore Villa’s lead in the early second half.

Kosta Nedeljkovic – 6

After Cash’s goal was ruled out by VAR, he was replaced by Nedeljkovic who was expected to put more strength on Villa’s right-side area.

Emi Buendia – 6.2

He came in to give more explosiveness to the attacking side and put Leipzig in a difficult situation.

Ross Barkley – 7.2

It took only two minutes since his presence on the pitch for Barkley to score and restored Villa’s lead for the third time in the game.

Ian Maatsen – 6.2

Unai Emery needed more power and pace on the flank and that was when Maatsen came in.

Manager: Unai Emery – 6.9

His substitution game worked crucially as Villa managed to restore lead after lead through his substitute players.