8th.
21:08
The hosts immediately play their typical game here and let the ball run through their own ranks forever. Leipzig is doing well, but already has a lot to do.
5.
21:05
A little later there is the first corner for the Citizens, which Kevin De Bruyne hits right on the head of the criminally free John Stones. The Englishman heads from ten meters but a defender.
3.
21:04
But then the hosts have the first good chance! De Bruyne slips to the right and crosses to the far post where İlkay Gündoğan has made room. The ex-Dortmunder shoots from twelve meters with a drop kick and chases the ball over it.
2.
21:03
Leipzig starts courageously here, pushes very far and puts City under pressure in their own penalty area.
1.
21:01
The ball rolls! As usual, Manchester plays in sky blue, Leipzig wears red and black.
20:57
The game will be officiated by a Slovenian team led by referee Slavko Vinčić. The referees have just led the 22 players onto the pitch and the Champions League anthem is currently being played in the Etihad. One of the two teams is hearing these sounds for the last time this season.
20:46
Another look at the line-ups: Both coaches change once compared to the last game. For the home side, Kevin De Bruyne will start in place of Phil Foden (bench). Meanwhile, Marco Rose is becoming a little more defensive and brings on midfielder Kevin Kampl for attacker André Silva (bench).
20:40
The Spanish trainer of the Citizens warned in advance of RB. He certified the Saxons “a great development game” and praised their “aggressiveness in high pressing”. That’s one of the reasons why Guardiola and his team don’t want to win a beauty prize today, they just want to get through somehow. “We have to impose our game on them and do what we have to do. It’s not about how many goals we have to score, it’s just about winning the game,” said the 52-year-old.
20:30
The hosts have once again impressively demonstrated their class in recent weeks. City have been unbeaten in eight competitive games, leaving the field as winners six times. Since the draw in Leipzig, the Skyblues have won all four games and conceded only one goal. Pep Guardiola’s team is a force at home anyway. The last home defeat dates from November last year
20:25
In order to be able to celebrate in Manchester too, one thing is important for Marco Rose. “We need a lot of trust and courage, that’s the most important thing,” the RB coach pointed out and specified: “We hardly had the ball in the first leg and when we won the ball we didn’t do anything with it. That was the big thing Problem, we definitely have to do better if we want to survive tomorrow.” At the same time, Rose praised the opponent: “We know what’s coming, what quality and game system. It’s not just Erling Haaland, there’s a lot of world class going around there.”
20:17
After the top game defeat in Dortmund last weekend, the guests from Leipzig found their way back to success and conquered third place in the Bundesliga table with a 3-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. The increasingly stronger Timo Werner had given the Bulls the lead, while Forsberg and Gvardiol also scored. So RB is ready for the most important game of the season so far.
20:06
It’s been three weeks since RB and City parted ways 1-1 in a tactical first leg. In the first half, the Citizens were stronger and deservedly took the lead through Mahrez. After the move, RB dominated until Gvardiol’s equalizer and after that neither side risked much. So today it starts again from zero and the decision will be made in these at least 90 minutes in Manchester.
20:03
Hello and welcome to the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 between Manchester City and RB Leipzig! After the 1:1 in the first leg, the decision will be made today from 9 p.m. at the Etihad Stadium!