RB Leipzig battled past visitors Sporting 2-1 on Wednesday to earn their first victory in seven Champions League matches and dent their opponents' hopes of a top eight finish.

It may be too late, but RB Leipzig bagged their first points of their Champions League campaign with victory over Sporting Lisbon this evening. The 8th-minute brought about the first significant

A first win in seven attempts gave RB Leipzig belated joy against Sporting CP, who now themselves potentially face European elimination.

Leipzig looked to double their lead on the half-hour when Raum rattled the net but a VAR check spotted Openda interfering with Fresneda in an offside position. Aside from a small period of domination for the Portuguese visitors, Leipzig controlled swathes of the action with Christoph Baumgartner and Xavi Simons impressive.

With just over an hour to go until kick-off, RB Leipzig head coach Marco Rose has announced his starting eleven to take on a talented Sporting Lisbon side. The team from the Portuguese capital are

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