Manchester City travel to Germany to take on fifth place Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in the first-leg of their last-16 Champions League tie this evening. Here, find a preview for the game alongside odds, live stream, team news and lineups.
RB Leipzig vs Man City Preview
Man City are undefeated in their last three and have won five of their last seven heading into Wednesday’s first leg tie in Leipzig.
Pep Guardiola‘s side are searching for a third consecutive Premier League title alongside a first Champions League win this season. Football betting sites have the Citizens as favourites to win both competitions.
Leipzig are in great form coming into this one, having gone on an 18 game unbeaten streak in all competitions – which was recently brought to an end thanks to a loss at the hands of Union Berlin.
Just four points separate fifth place Leipzig and Guardiola’s former side Bayern Munich, who are currently top of the Bundesliga.
RB Leipzig vs Man City Odds
- RB Leipzig @ 10/3
- Draw @ 13/5
- Manchester City @ 4/5
RB Leipzig vs Man City Live Stream
The highly-anticipated showdown between RB Leipzig and Man City kicks off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday, live from the world famous San Siro in Italy.
The game will be shown on BT Sport 1 and BT Ultimate in the UK for Sky or Virgin Media customers, which is also available to stream via the BT Sport website or app.
RB Leipzig vs Man City Team News
The hosts will be without goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi (ACL), Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo (thigh) and Senegalese centre-back Abou Diallo (knee) for the clash.
Leipzig’s joint-top scorer in the Champions League, Christopher Nkunku, came off the bench and grabbed an assist against Wolfsburg at the weekend as he makes his return from injury. The Frenchman is expected to start.
Marco Rose’s dilemma is whether to partner Portuguese striker Andre Silva with either Nkunku or Timo Werner.
Manchester City will miss John Stones who is still on the sidelines with a hamstring injury alongside Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte who have been left out of Pep Guardiola’s matchday squad.
RB Leipzig vs Man City Lineups
RB Leipzig XI:
Blaswich; Klostermann, Orban, Gvardiol, Halstenberg; Schlager, Laimer; Szoboszlai, Forsberg, Werner; Andre Silva
Man City XI:
Ederson; Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland
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