2020–21 RB Leipzig season explained

Club:RB Leipzig
Season:2020–21
Ownertitle:Owner
Owner:Red Bull GmbH
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Oliver Mintzlaff
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Red Bull Arena
League:Bundesliga
League Result:2nd
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Marcel Sabitzer (8)
Season Topscorer:
Yussuf Poulsen (11)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason: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

[1]

Players out on loan

Transfers

In

scope=colPlayerTransferred fromscope=col; style="width: 65px;"Feescope=colDatescope=colSource
33 Las Palmas€2,500,000End of season[2]
29 Leeds UnitedLoan return[3]
11 Red Bull Salzburg€9,000,000[4]
39 MonacoLoan[5]
20 Hertha BSC€1,000,0008 September 2020[6]
3 Manchester CityLoan8 September 2020[7]
19 Crystal Palace€20,000,00022 September 2020[8]
— Dinamo Zagreb€16,000,00028 September 2020[9]
21 RomaLoan[10]
17 Red Bull Salzburg€20,000,000[11]
3 Manchester City€18,000,00012 February 2021[12]

Out

scope=colPlayerTransferred toscope=col; style="width: 65px;"Feescope=colDatescope=colSource
3 Manchester CityLoan returnEnd of season[13]
11 Chelsea€50,000,000[14]
21 RomaLoan returnEnd of season[15]
26 ChelseaLoan returnEnd of season[16]
19 Borussia MönchengladbachLoan[17]
28 PSV EindhovenLoan[18]
— Dinamo ZagrebLoan
17 FulhamLoan[19]
29 NantesFree[20]
45 Austria WienLoan[21]
41 1. FC NürnbergLoan[22]
32 Hallescher FCLoan[23]

Kits

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[24]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[25]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[26]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season|-

Goalscorers

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19FWYussuf Poulsen55111
27MFMarcel Sabitzer8109
10FWEmil Forsberg7119
43DFAngeliño4138
518MFChristopher Nkunku6017
25MFDani Olmo5117
78MFAmadou Haidara3216
19FWAlexander Sørloth5016
94DFWilli Orbán4105
1021FWJustin Kluivert3014
22DFNordi Mukiele3014
1211FWHwang Hee-chan0303
1323DFMarcel Halstenberg2002
145DFDayot Upamecano1001
6DFIbrahima Konaté1001
14MFTyler Adams1001
16DFLukas Klostermann1001
Own goals1001
Totals60151186

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First team. RasenballSport Leipzig . 9 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Martinez signs. redbulls. 22 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Jean-Kevin Augustin loan comes to an end. 1 July 2020. www.leedsunited.com.
  4. Web site: Hee-chan Hwang joins. redbulls.
  5. Web site: Benjamin Henrichs signs. redbulls.
  6. Web site: Lazar Samardzic joins. 8 September 2020. redbulls.
  7. Web site: Angeliño extends Leipzig loan. 8 September 2020. redbulls.
  8. Web site: RBL sign Alexander Sørloth. 22 September 2020. redbulls.
  9. Web site: 28 September 2020. RB LEIPZIG VERPFLICHTET JOŠKO GVARDIOL AB JULI 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023030433/https://www.dierotenbullen.com/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten/Saison_2020_21/Neuzugang-Gvardiol.html . 23 October 2020 . Die Roten Bullen. de.
  10. News: Justin Kluivert joins RB Leipzig on loan . 5 October 2020 . RB Leipzig . 5 October 2020.
  11. Web site: RasenBallsport Leipzig - Neuzugang-Szoboszlai. 2020-12-17. redbulls. de.
  12. Web site: Buy option activated! Angeliño signs until 2025!. 12 February 2021. redbulls.
  13. Web site: Angelino set to return to Man City from RB Leipzig. Joe. Bray. 7 June 2020.
  14. Web site: RasenBallsport Leipzig - Werner will join Chelsea. redbulls. 18 June 2020.
  15. Web site: Report: Patrik Schick set to leave RB Leipzig as negotiations with Roma break down.
  16. Web site: Ethan Ampadu set to return to Chelsea after disappointing loan » Chelsea News. 26 May 2020. www.chelsea-news.co.
  17. Web site: Hannes Wolf joins Borussia on loan from RB Leipzig . Borussia.de . 21 July 2020 . 21 July 2020 . 21 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200721153658/https://www.borussia.de/english/team/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=52478&cHash=1bf7e1dc701a73ca56baad86b6ccfbd7 . dead .
  18. Web site: Official: Yvon Mvogo joins PSV on loan. 2020-08-25. Bulinews. en.
  19. News: Ademola Lookman: Fulham sign RB Leipzig winger on loan . BBC Sport . 30 September 2020. 30 September 2020.
  20. Web site: JEAN-KÉVIN AUGUSTIN REJOINT LE FC NANTES !. 6 October 2020.
  21. Web site: ERIC MARTEL JOINS AUSTRIA VIENNA ON LOAN. www.dierotenbullen.com. RB Leipzig. 15 January 2021. English. 20 January 2021.
  22. Web site: DENNIS BORKOWSKI JOINS 1. FC NÜRNBERG ON LOAN. RB Leipzig. 29 January 2021. 29 January 2021.
  23. Web site: LEIHE: TIM SCHREIBER ZUM HALLESCHEN FC!. www.dierotenbullen.com. RB Leipzig. 2 February 2021. German. 2 February 2021.
  24. Web site: 2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists. 7 August 2020. 12 August 2020. bundesliga.de.
  25. Web site: Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020. UEFA.com.
  26. News: Champions League round of 16 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. UEFA.com.

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