RB Leipzig v Celtic live stream and match preview, Wednesday October 5, 5.45pm
RB Leipzig v Celtic live stream and match preview
Looking for a RB Leipzig v Celtic live stream? We've got you covered.
Both sides will be looking for their first Champions League win of the season when RB Leipzig host Celtic on Wednesday.
The Bundesliga club have got off to a poor start in Group F, losing their first two games against Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid.
Celtic responded to an opening day defeat against the reigning champions to draw 1-1 with Shakhtar last time out.
Leipzig have had a sluggish start in the Bundesliga too, picking up 11 points from eight games to sit in 11th place.
Head coach Domenico Tedesco was sacked last month following a 4-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt, and his successor Marco Rose has had an inconsistent start.
A 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund was a dream debut, but it was followed by back-to-back defeats, 2-0 to Real Madrid and 3-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach, before a 4-0 win over Bochum on Saturday.
Celtic have also hit a slump recently. The defeat to Real and draw away to Shakhtar was followed by a shock 2-0 loss away to St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
They bounced back by beating Motherwell 2-1 on Saturday, but there was a nervy finish after Callum McGregor’s red card.
Leipzig were without Yussuf Poulsen for the game against Bochum due to illness, while Konrad Laimer, Dani Olmo and Lukas Klostermann are out injured.
Giorgios Giakoumakis and Cameron Carter-Vickers are injury doubts for Celtic after missing out against Motherwell, while Carl Starfelt is absent.
Form
RB Leipzig: WLLWL
Celtic: WLDLW
Referee
Espen Eskaas of Norway will be the referee for RB Leipzig v Celtic.
Stadium
RB Leipzig v Celtic will be played at the Red Bull Arena.
Other games
Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk kicks off at 8.00pm in the other Group F game.
Kick-off and channel
Kick-off is at 5.45pm BST on Wednesday October 5 and it is being shown on BT Sport 4 in the UK. See below for international broadcast options.
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