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21:42
Riyad Mahrez steps into action at a corner on the left. The cross finds Rodri’s skull, who clearly misses the target with a header.
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21:40
With the lead behind them, Manchester can now be even more patient. The Citizens are almost relaxed about their game and are hardly ever challenged anymore.
35
21:37
Half right on the edge of the penalty area, Bernardo Silva holds the ball well and then plays the cross pass to Jack Grealish. He then looks for the gap for his right-footed shot, which flies over the box.
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21:35
A little carelessness puts the lawn ballers behind here. Of course that’s bitter. What is happening on the pitch changes little at first. City sets the tone. Leipzig does not move away from its own concept.
30
21:32
Riyad Mahrez kicked a corner kick well past the far post from the right. There Rodri is free to head the ball. The ball jumps through the goal area – and there past friend and foe.
27
21:27
Tooor for Manchester City, 0:1 by Riyad Mahrez
With a sloppy pass from Xaver Schlager, the guests intervene and punish this mistake mercilessly. Jack Grealish plays the pass forward in the center. İlkay Gündoğan cleverly lets the ball through and is apparently even slightly on it with his heel. So Riyad Mahrez gets a shot in the sixteenth and hits the right corner with his left foot from about 15 meters. The Algerian international marks his third goal of the season in the premier class.
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21:27
The hosts are extremely disciplined. The consistently defensive game does not even allow for switching situations at the moment.
22
21:25
Of course, City is in no hurry. The English champions are patient with their game and lie in wait for gaps that haven’t yet opened up.
20
21:23
We’re now at 80 percent ball possession for the visitors. So it’s becoming quite a one-sided affair. Leipzig hardly does anything offensively, but is at least defensively good and makes life difficult for the opponent.
18
21:20
A little later, Bernardo Silva puts the ball on the right near the penalty area for Rodri. His right-footed shot from the second row flies over Janis Blaswich’s goal.
17
21:19
Riyad Mahrez does not know what to do with the next free kick for Manchester. The Algerian national player heaves into the Leipzig Wall from a promising position.
16
21:17
Of course, the hosts try to switch quickly after Ballgewijnn. The Saxons haven’t played it to the end yet. Either the necessary precision is missing or you are – like André Silva – offside.
14
21:15
Riyad Mahrez takes care of the first corner kick of this encounter. Rúben Dias heads the ball in from the right from about six yards out. Janis Blaswich is spot on and catches the ball safely.
13.
21:14
Kyle Walker crosses to the right of the baseline. It comes uncomfortably close to the goal. Janis Blaswich plays it safe and deflects the ball onto the goal net.
12.
21:13
Meanwhile, the guests have quite a lot of ball possession. That is now well over 70 percent. Pep Guardiola’s boys still don’t know what to do with it. We’re still waiting in vain for shots on goal here.
10
21:11
The Citizens now want to get into the sixteen with a free kick. Riyad Mahrez kicks the ball forward from the left half field, but only finds a Leipzig head.
8th.
21:09
In the meantime, the Skyblues are quite extensive on the ball and nest permanently in the opposing half. Although the Saxons are still close, the ball wins like in the initial phase are currently not available.
6.
21:07
Jack Grealish now penetrates the Leipzig penalty area from the other side and serves Riyad Mahrez. However, he then does not have the overview and promptly loses the ball.
5.
21:06
Kyle Walker tries to stage something for the guests over right. Ultimately, the ball jumps too far from his foot – and into the goal.
3.
21:04
City immediately tries to take control of the game. But the hosts don’t let that happen that easily. It’s the turn of the lawn ballers and they keep organizing the ball. It’s quite open here.
1.
21:02
At nine Gard it is quite mild in the trade fair city. Rainfall is not expected during the course of the game. The atmosphere in the sold-out arena with around 45,000 spectators is really hot.
1.
21:00
game start
20:50
For the third time, both clubs face each other in a competitive game. The first two clashes came in the group stage of the 2021/2022 Champions League. At that time, Leipzig won the home game 2-1, having previously lost the match in Manchester 3-6. The Citizens were group winners a year ago, for the lawn ballers it went from third place to the Europa League. In these competitions, both clubs then advanced to the semi-finals. Only one team will be able to do that this season.
20:44
The Skyblues marched through the competition unbeaten. Only in Copenhagen and Dortmund (0-0 each) were points dropped. The other games were won, including the away game at FC Sevilla (4-0). Manchester are now involved in the knockout phase for the tenth time. In 2021, the English reached the final and lost out to Chelsea. So the club is still waiting for the big pot. Internationally, they only won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970.
20:36
The Red Bulls started the current season in the premier class with defeats against Donetsk (1:4) and at Real Madrid (0:2). After that, they got the corner in time, went on to win four and finished second in Group F, a point behind Los Blancos. By the way, the defending champion was defeated here in this stadium with 3:2. This was the third time Leipzig reached the knockout phase of the Champions League. In 2020, the journey went all the way to the semifinals, which was their best performance to date.
20:31
Here in the Red Bull Arena we witness the duel between fifth place in the Bundesliga and second place in the Premier League. The lawn ballers are four points behind the leaders, the Citizens are just two points behind the leaders. So there are still goals nationally, although both are also represented in one cup competition each. The Skyblues are currently unbeaten in three competitive games, the last defeat at Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month (0-1). After 18 competitive games without a bankruptcy, Leipzig recently lost again, conceding a 2-1 draw against Union Berlin at home. The Saxons recovered from this on Saturday and won 3-0 in Wolfsburg.
20:17
Compared to the last Bundesliga game, the 3-0 win in Wolfsburg last Saturday, Marco Rose has made two changes. Instead of David Raum and Amadou Haïdara, who will both take a seat on the bench, Marcel Halstenberg and Konrad Laimer will be in the Leipzig starting XI. After the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, there are three changes on the part of the guests. Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne (both ill) and Phil Foden (bench) are absent from Manchester’s starting line-up. Pep Guardiola ordered Nathan Aké, Manuel Akanji and Riyad Mahrez onto the pitch from the start.
20:05
Welcome to the Champions League! The last two round of 16 first leg games are on Wednesday. At this point we dedicate ourselves to the game between RB Leipzig and Manchester City. Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m.