Pep Guardiola’s side have won four of the past five Premier League titles but a 1-0 final defeat to domestic counterparts Chelsea in the 2021 final is the closest they have come to European glory.
The Champions League last 16 has not been kind to Premier League teams so far, with Tottenham and Chelsea slipping to 1-0 defeats away from home against AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund respectively before Real Madrid hammered Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield last night.
Leipzig lie fifth in the Bundesliga table under former Dortmund boss Marco Rose this season, but only four points shy of top spot, and this first leg could be highly competitive.Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
MORE: How to watch RB Leipzig vs Manchester City in the UEFA Champions LeagueRB Leipzig vs. Man City live score
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RB Leipzig vs. Man City live updates, highlights from the Champions League
10 mins from kickoff: The tussle between Erling Haaland and standout Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol could decide the outcome tonight. Haaland scored six times in four appearances for Borussia Dortmund against the east German team. That haul was made up of three braces and is his joint-most goals against any single opponent.
🛌 Will Erling Haaland be going to bed alone tonight? #UCL #ManCity pic.twitter.com/VMqGxO76gi
— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) February 22, 2023
30 mins from kickoff: If Christopher Nkunku does get on for Leipzig tonight, City will not need a reminder about the danger he poses. The France international netted a hat-trick at the Etihad Stadium when the hosts ran out 6-3 winners in an action-packed group encounter last season.
Nkunku’s hat-trick 🆚 Man City ⚽️⚽️⚽️#UCL pic.twitter.com/YQfjalFclN
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 22, 2023
50 mins from kickoff: We’ve had our share of wacky Pep Guardiola teamsheets for European nights over recent years but that City team is, well, a bit… boring? That’s not necessary a bad idea away from home in a two-legged tie and it features the sort of purely defensive back four that plenty of fans have been crying out for over a run of one clean sheet in the past seven Premier League games. Also, in Kevin De Bruyne’s absence, Phil Foden starting in one of the attacking midfield positions would have been a more adventurous option. As it is, Guardiola has picked his four best fit defenders, his midfielders and wingers who cherish possession the most and Erling Haaland. That should ordinarily get the job done.
Touchdown in Leipzig! 📍#ManCity pic.twitter.com/Jw4IN6LOs9
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 22, 2023
1hr 10 mins from kickoff: Here’s the City team. Do not rub your eyes or furrow your brow, Pep Guardiola appears to have picked an entirely conventional back four.
TEAM NEWS 🚨
XI | Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Alvarez, Gomez, Perrone, Foden, Charles, Palmer, Lewis, Robertson#ManCity pic.twitter.com/8dPv7mxJ4G
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 22, 2023
1hr 15 mins from kickoff: Here’s he Leipzig XI. Star man Christopher Nkunku, is fit enough to take a place on the bench.
Our XI to face @ManCity! 📋
#RBLMCI pic.twitter.com/EAbqdf7YKJ
— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) February 22, 2023
1hr 25 mins from kickoff: Team news will be with us shortly and keep an eye on who plays in goal for Manchester City. Ederson has been Pep Guardiola’s No.1 for such occasions ever since signing from Benfica in 2017. However, the Brazil international has been below his best this season, with the Premier League champions conceding from their first shot on target in each of the past four matches. Understudy Stefan Ortega is back in his homeland, having excelled in the Bundesliga last term. The former Arminia Bielefeld keeper has generally impressed in cup competitions for City this season and played in the Champions League fixtures against Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla when progression from the group stage was already assured.
245 – Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Stefan #Ortega Moreno led all #Bundesliga keepers in:
Saves (245)
Successful passes (2444)
Successful passes into final third (283).
Allrounder. pic.twitter.com/Q2KOCwveR6
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) July 1, 2022
1hr 40 mins from kickoff: Not without good reason, plenty of commentators have spoken with deep foreboding over the prospect of the cash-rich Premier League dominating European football for years to come, increasing the spectre of the Super League that never really went away. However, the results on the pitch over the past week have not really aligned with any such doomsday scenario. Tottenham and Chelsea were unremarkable in 1-0 defeats to AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund before Real Madrid came from 2-0 down to clout Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield last night. Can Manchester City arrest a dismal run of form from England’s top flight?
Real Madrid hit Liverpool on the counter, it’s 5 and Karim Benzema’s composure is on display. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/87UL2NxkDy
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 21, 2023
2 hours from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League.
It’s that time again! 💥
Who’s ready? 🫡 pic.twitter.com/kYhhSSMAvK
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 22, 2023
RB Leipzig vs. Man City lineups
RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose has star forward Christopher Nkunku on the bench after the France international made his comeback against Wolfsburg at the weekend but then suffered a knock in training. Playmaker Dani Olmo is unavailable due to a thigh injury, and centre-back and PSG loanee Abdou Diallo is out with a knee problem.
RB Leipzig starting lineup (4-2-3-1): 21-Janis Blaswich (GK) — 16-Lukas Klostermann, 4-Willi Orban, 32-Josko Gvardiol, 22-David Raum — 27-Konrad Laimer, 24-Xaver Schlager — 17-Dominik Szboboszlai, 10-Emil Forsberg, 11-Timo Werner — 19-Andre Silva
RB Leipzig subs: 13-Orjan Nyland (GK), 23-Marcel Halstenberg, 2-Mohamed Simakan, 25-Sanoussy Ba, 39-Benjamin Henrichs, 8-Amadou Haidara, 44-Kevin Kampl, 18-Christopher Nkunku, 9-Yussuf Poulsen
Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and defender Aymeric Laporte both stayed back in Manchester due to illness. John Stones is also out with a hamstring injury.
Man City starting XI (4-3-3): 31-Ederson (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 25-Manuel Akanji, 3-Ruben Dias, 6-Nathan Ake — 20-Bernardo Silva, 16-Rodri, 8-Ilkay Gundogan — 26-Riyad Mahrez, 9-Erling Haaland, 10-Jack Grealish
Man City subs: 18-Stefan Ortega (GK), 33- Scott Carson (GK) 82-Rico Lewis, 21-Sergio Gomez, 4-Kalvin Phillips, 32-Maximo Perrone, 62-Shea Charles, 93-Alex Robertson, 47-Phil Foden, 80-Cole Palmer, 19-Julian Alvarez
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How to watch RB Leipzig vs. Man City
| TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Sony TEN 2 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Malaysia | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
| New Zealand | — | Spark Sport |
| Singapore | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect, StarHub TV |
| UK | BT Sport 1, BT Sport Ultimate | BT Sport app/site |
| USA | CBS, UniMas, TUDN | fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX+ |
Australia: Fans can watch every match of the UEFA Champions League with all the action streaming ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport.
Canada: Every Champions League match in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
UK: The UEFA Champions League is carried by BT Sport’s TV and streaming platforms.
USA: Fans in the USA can watch the RB Leipzig vs. Man City match in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (UniMas, TUDN, and ViX+).
When matches are televised on CBS or Univision TV outlets, those same channels are streamed on fuboTV, which is available on a free trial for new users.
