Manchester City FC vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Manchester City FC vs RB Leipzig — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.
- Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov RB Leipzig H 3–2 W 25 Nov Liverpool FC H 1–1 D 12 Nov Chelsea FC A 4–4 D 07 Nov BSC Young Boys H 3–0 W 04 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 6–1 W 29 Oct Manchester United FC A 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Nov Manchester City FC A 2–3 L 25 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 1–2 L 12 Nov SC Freiburg H 3–1 W 07 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–1 W 04 Nov 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 0–2 L 31 Oct VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L Key Stats
83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Manchester City FC and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
- 5' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 13' RB Leipzig is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lois Openda on 13.
- 18' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 21' Ruben Dias is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
- 26' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 31' Kyle Walker has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' Lois Openda with the second goal in the match!
- 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 43' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Another substitution for Manchester City FC to replace Ruben Dias by Nathan Ake on 46 minute.
- 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Manuel Akanji made 508 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' What a strike from Erling Haaland! The score is 1-2.
- 54' Jeremy Doku is replacing Jack Grealish for the Manchester City FC side.
- 59' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Lois Openda by Benjamin Sesko on 60 minute.
- 65' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
- 70' What a strike from Phil Foden! The score is 2-2.
- 74' Fabio Carvalho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amadou Haidara on 74 minute.
- 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 84' David Raum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 87' GOAL! Julian Alvarez scores on 87. Assisted by Phil Foden
- 87' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 87 minute. Xaver Schlager leaves to be changed by Kevin Kampl.
- 90' Sergio Gomez is replacing Josko Gvardiol for the Manchester City FC side.
- The final score is 3-2.
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Manchester City FC
3-2-4-1Starting XI- 20
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Kyle Walker ↓ Julian Alvarez 54'
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Jack Grealish ↓ Jeremy Doku 54'
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Ruben Dias ↓ Nathan Ake 46'
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Josko Gvardiol ↓ Sergio Gomez 90'
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Bench-
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Nathan Ake ↑ 46'
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Sergio Gomez ↑ 90'
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Julian Alvarez ↑ 54'
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Jeremy Doku ↑ 54'
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Coach Pep GuardiolaRB Leipzig
5-4-1Starting XI-
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Lois Openda ↓ Benjamin Sesko 60'
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Amadou Haidara ↓ Fabio Carvalho 74'
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Xaver Schlager ↓ Kevin Kampl 87'
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Xavi Simons ↓ Yussuf Poulsen 74'
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Bench- 39
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Christoph Baumgartner ↑ 60'
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Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 74'
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Kevin Kampl ↑ 87'
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Fabio Carvalho ↑ 74'
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Benjamin Sesko ↑ 60'
Coach Marco Rose -
Head to Head
Manchester City FC Form
2023-11-28 Manchester City FC 3–2 RB Leipzig W 2023-11-25 Manchester City FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2023-11-12 Chelsea FC 4–4 Manchester City FC D 2023-11-07 Manchester City FC 3–0 BSC Young Boys W 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2023-10-29 Manchester United FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W