WIDE! Poulsen rolls the ball into the path of Sabitzer, but the midfielder strikes his left-footed effort just wide of the post.
The referee ends the contest.
90' +1
Leipzig waste the corner as Forsberg's plays it short and Keita's eventual delivery is cleared by the first man.
90'
Bernardo raids down the left and wins a corner for the home side.
There will be four minutes of added time.
88'
Criscito takes Sabitzer's cross to the face and needs a few seconds to come round before play resumes.
86'
D. Criscito has scored a goal for Zenit!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! CRISCITO FINDS THE NET!! Zenit score a crucial away goal that could turn the tie in their favour. The Italian curls his effort over the wall and sends the ball flying into the top corner, leaving Gulasci with no chance. A super strike from the skipper.
85'
D. Upamecano gets yellow.
Upamecano is booked for his challenge on Kokorin.
84'
Upamecano brings down Korokin on the edge of the box and the visitors have an opportunity to threaten from the free-kick.
83'
Sabitzer raids into the right inside channel, but he cannot force the ball across the face of goal as Lunev makes the stop.
82'
Leipzig are controlling the ball and keeping it away from the visitors. The home side have to be wary of conceding a late away goal that could turn the tie.
80'
D. Poloz enters the game and replaces E. Rigoni.
Rigoni makes way for Poloz.
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79'
Y. Poulsen enters the game and replaces J. Augustin.
Gulacsi looks to have dislocated his finger, but after treatment appears to be willing to play on.
Poulsen replaces Augustin for the home side.
77'
T. Werner has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by N. Keïta.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! WERNER STRIKES!!! Leipzig double their lead as the striker atones for his miss, lifting a strike over Lunev into the net. Keita is the architect with a brilliant forward run before threading the needle to release Werner. The Germany international holds his composure with work left to do, lofting the ball over the keeper.
Keita opens up the Zenit defence with a brilliant run and pass to Werner.
75'
M. Sabitzer enters the game and replaces Bruma.
Keita strides forward into the final third, but he just loses possession before he can make the final offload to Forsberg in space.
Bruma makes way for Sabitzer for the home side.
72'
Rigoni has space down the left flank to raid into and he wins a corner for the visitors as Gulasci cannot keep his deflected effort in play.
70'
Augustin battles for the ball with Criscito in the centre circle, but he gives away a foul for connecting with his boot.
69'
There's space for both teams to exploit, but the two sides are struggling for quality in the final third.
67'
Rigoni collects down the right and sends an early delivery into the box. However, the blue shirts are on their heels, with no-one being able to reach the cross into the area.
66'
Forsberg has space to break down the right flank, only to scuff his delivery behind for a goal-kick.
64'
SCRAMBLE! Zenit put the pressure on the home side at the back as Rigoni and Kuzyaev send crosses into the box, but Leipzig have enough men back to fend off the threat.
63'
Opportunities are starting to come more frequently for both teams as the game opens up.
62'
CHANCE! Rigoni aims to capitalise on Bernardo's poor clearance at the back, but he fails to connect with his effort on the volley from the edge of the box.
59'
MISS! Keita releases Werner through on goal with Lunev, but the striker loses his composure. He strikes the ball early even though he has ample time, scuffing his effort straight at the Zenit keeper.
58'
The goal may force Zenit to break out of their defensive stance, which could open up further opportunities for the home side.
57'
S. Driussi enters the game and replaces A. Zabolotny.
Zabolotny makes way for Driussi.
56'
Bruma has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by T. Werner.
The second half is mirroring the first period as the home side are dominating possession, but are struggling to open up Zenit at the back.
Werner takes a touch before opening up the Zenit defence with a brilliant backheel.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! BRUMA OPENS THE SCORING!!! Leipzig take the lead as Werner releases Bruma with a brilliant backheel and the winger holds his composure to slot his effort around Lunev. It was a goal out of nothing, with the quality of Werner's pass opening up space down the left inside channel for Bruma to collect and score.
54'
Forsberg rolls a free-kick into the right inside channel for Werner to collect. He goes for the strike from a tight angle, but can only fire wide of the post.
51'
Augustin collects Werner's pass into the right inside channel and goes for the first-time strike, only to pull his effort into the side-netting.
50'
Rigoni breaks down the right and places a dangerous low ball across the face of goal. However, Kokorin is penalised for a foul on Klostermann at the back post.
49'
Forsberg whips the resulting cross into the box and Upamecano rises highest to head at goal, only to nod a tame effort straight at Lunev.
48'
Forsberg breaks down the right inside channel and goes for the blast towards the near post, but Lunev turns it behind.
47'
Rigoni curls a cross into the box and Kuzyaev knocks into the path of Zabolotny, but he cannot gather at the back post ahead of Gulacsi.
46'
Bernardo enters the game and replaces K. Laimer.
Bernardo replaces Laimer at the break.
We're back underway at the Red Bull Arena.
45'
The referee ends the first half.
Rigoni floats a cross into the Leipzig box from deep, but it's an easy claim for Gulacsi.
44'
WIDE! Leipzig attempt a training-ground routine as Forsberg and Demme combine with short passes to feed Werner. However, the striker loses his balance as he strikes under pressure from Mvlja and fires wide of the post.
43'
Augustin is brought down once again and the referee awards the home side a free-kick 30 yards from goal.
42'
Leipzig are probing in all areas, but have not found the weakness in the line yet. Although only the post has prevented them from taking the lead .
40'
Mammana has to make an interception at the near post to stop Werner's low cross from reaching Augustin in the middle. Zenit have defended their six-yard box extremely well this evening.
39'
Lunev commits himself from Forsberg's corner, punching clear of danger. Werner gathers and runs down the right, but this time Lunev is able to come through the crowd to gather.
38'
Forsberg looks for the offload to Bruma in space, but he slips in the process and allows Ivanovic to cut out the pass.
Bruma surges towards the byline and tries to force the ball across the face of goal. Ivanovic makes the block, but concedes a corner in the process.
36'
OFF THE POST! Forsberg curls his effort over the wall and towards the target. Lunev is stranded, but the ball strikes the post and bounces clear. So close for Hasenhuttl's men.
35'
Bruma cuts in from the left flank and is brought down by Kokorin. The home side have another free-kick in a dangerous position. Forsberg stands over the ball with Keita.
34'
Zenit are sitting back in their defensive shape and are inviting pressure. They're struggling to break out of their own half.
Laimer breaks down the right and cuts a cross into the box, only for Ivanovic to clear with authority.
33'
Bruma collects in space on the left, but his delivery to the near post is cleared by Ivanovic. Leipzig are seeing a lot of the ball, although they've not managed to find the incisive pass as of yet.
31'
All hands on deck for Zenit at the back as Mammana stops Werner in his tracks with a solid challenge before Criscito slides to stop Demme on the charge.
29'
Leipzig push towards the edge of the box, but cannot break in behind the Russian outfit. Mancini's men did well to stifle an opening for the home side there.
27'
The visitors win a corner and Rigoni puts his delivery right on top of Gulacsi in a crowded six-yard box. The referee blows for a foul against the keeper, although he managed to punch clear anyway.
25'
CHANCE! Werner latches on to Augustin's pass and cuts back on to his right foot on the edge of the box. However, he cannot keep his strike down, firing over the bar.
23'
OVER! Forsberg goes for the strike from distance, but he hammers his effort well over the bar. A wasted attempt from the midfielder.
22'
Criscito blocks off Augustin in the final third and he hands Leipzig a free-kick in a threatening position.
20'
Forsberg weaves his way into the box and raids past one challenge before being crowded out. There were muted appeals for a penalty from the crowd, but the Leipzig players were not interested.
19'
Leipzig put the pressure on down the right, but Augustin gets in the way of Werner as he looks for a strike at goal. Laimer follows up and wins a corner for the home side.
18'
OVER! Bruma's corner deflects into the path of Upamecano in the box and he tries to volley at goal on the turn, only to fire his effort over the bar.
17'
Mammana has to get across to cover the danger as Augustin attempted to break into the left inside channel.
16'
Forsberg tries to split the Zenit defence open with a pass inside to Werner. However, Mevlja reads the danger and is able to make the interception on the edge of the box.
14'
WIDE! Kuzyaev directs the ball back to Criscito 25 yards from goal and he goes for the blast, only to scuff his effort well wide of the target.
13'
Kokorin finds space in the right inside channel to get the better of Klostermann. He tries to force the ball across the face of goal, but Orban is there to make the clearance.
Criscito whips a dangerous cross into the box from the left flank. Gulaci comes off his line to claim, but the home side are able to boot it away ahead of Zabolotny.
11'
CHANCE! Werner latches on to Bruma's delivery to the back post and crashes a volley towards goal. However, it sails wide of the target and above the head of Augustin looking to pounce.
10'
WIDE! Bruma collects on the left flank and cuts back to shoot on his right foot, but Mevlja makes the block to divert his effort wide of the post.
8'
Criscito raids into space down the left and sends a cross into the box, but it just is too high for the on-rushing Kuzyaev in the middle.
7'
Rigoni pushes forward for the visitors, but he cannot keep the ball in play down the left flank. We're still waiting for a spark this evening.
5'
Augustin puts Lunev under pressure at the back from Kranevitter's pass, forcing the keeper to slice his clearance behind for a corner.
4'
Both teams are trying to build a rhythm in possession in the early stages of the game, with the home side content to knock it around at the back.
2'
Erokhin latches on to a low ball into the box from Ivanovic, but he can only hammer his effort over the bar.
1'
We're underway at the Red Bull Arena.
Good evening welcome to the live commentary of the Europa League clash between RB Leipzig and Zenit St Petersburg at the Red Bull Arena.
The German side's form in all competitions has been poor, failing to win their last four matches. However, Die Roten Bullen earned a 1-1 draw from their last outing against Borussia Dortmund.
Zenit were able to overcome a first-leg deficit to knock Celtic out of the tournament. The Russian side were beaten 1-0 at Celtic Park as Callum McGregor scored the only goal of the game. However, Roberto Mancini's men advanced in style with a 3-0 hammering of the Scottish champions as Branislav Ivanovic, Daler Kuzyaev and Aleksandr Kokorin found the net.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
LEIPZIG (4-4-2): Peter Gulacsi; Konrad Laimer, Willi Orban, Dayotchanculle Upamecano, Lukas Klostermann; Emil Forsberg, Diego Demme, Naby Keita, Bruma; Jean-Kevin Augustin, Timo Werner.
ZENIT (4-3-3): Andrey Lunev; Branislav Ivanovic, Emanuel Mammana, Domenico Criscito, Miha Mevlja; Aleksandr Erokhin, Daler Kuzyaev, Matias Kranevitter; Anton Zabolotny, Emiliano Rigoni, Aleksandr Kokorin.
Zenit subs: Yuri Lodygin, Dmitriy Poloz, Sebastian Driussi, Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Smolnikov, Dmitrii Pletnev, Ilya Skrobotov.
Leipzig put forward an impressive performance to knock Napoli out of the competition in the last round. Their performance on the road at the Stadio San Paolo allowed them to progress, with their three away goals proving to be crucial. The Italian outfit won the return leg 2-0 at the Red Bull Arena, but Ralph Hasenhuttl's men were able to hold off a late surge to advance.
Hasenhuttl has made two changes to his side from their draw against Dortmund. Kevin Kampl and Sabitzer drop out of the side, with Bruma and Demme coming into the midfield.
Zenit have made four changes from their goalless draw in the Russian Premier League against Amkar Perm at the weekend. Mevlja, Kranevitter, Zabolotny and Rigoni come into the fold this evening for Mancini's men.
HALF-TIME: LEIPZIG 0-0 ZENIT
It's goalless at the break between Leipzig and Zenit, although the home side will feel that they should be ahead. Emil Forsberg was denied the opener by the post from a free-kick. Timo Werner should have also have done better with an effort from the edge of the box, firing harmlessly over the bar. The visitors have not produced a great deal going forward, which will concern Roberto Mancini at the break.
FULL-TIME: LEIPZIG 2-1 ZENIT
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Leipzig win the match 2-1, but Domenico Criscito's late strike has handed Zenit a vital away goal to take into the second leg. Goals from Bruma and Timo Werner appeared to be sending Ralph Hasenhuttl's men to St Petersburg with a two-goal advantage, but the Zenti skipper curled a brilliant free-kick into the top corner to notch the vital strike. That goal could be the decisive moment in the tie.
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