UEFA Campions League 2023: RB Leipzig vs Manchester City LIVE Streaming
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City: The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 returns this week with a fresh set of games, and RB Leipzig will face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City club in a key encounter on Wednesday at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig. Man City will seek vengeance at the Red Bull Arena after falling 2-1 in the competition’s group round last season. Erling Haaland will aim to add to his score, while Christopher Nkunku will return for the game.
“I would say if my career finished tomorrow I would be more than blessed with what I’ve done at Barcelona, Bayern and here. To do what I have done in Europe in such a small amount of time. We want to do our best. In the end destiny is already written. I had the feeling what we have done for many years, whatever happens, or what I do personally, I’m going to fail. Nothing will be enough.”
Pep Guardiola
Match Details
| Date | Wednesday, Feb. 22 | Time: 3:00 pm ET |
| Location | Red Bull Arena — Leipzig, Germany |
| TV and live stream | Sony Network, SonyLIV App |
Team news
RB Leipzig
- Peter Gulacsi (ACL), Dani Olmo (thigh), and Abdou Diallo (knee) will be sidelined for Leipzig due to injury.
- Nkunku made his much anticipated comeback after missing three months due to a knee injury, but it is unclear if he will be ready to start on Wednesday.
- With support in the final third from Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg, and Dominik Szoboszlai, Andre Silva could continue to play up front.
- Laimer could be back in the starting lineup to partner Xaver Schlager in centre midfield after overcoming a thigh injury to play against Wolfsburg.
- Josko Gvardiol, a highly regarded centre back, will play with Willi Orban going forward.
- At left-back, Marcel Halstenberg will compete with David Raum for the starting position.
Manchester City
- With the exception of John Stones, who is still sidelined while recovering from a hamstring injury, Guardiola has a fully fit roster at his disposal.
- In order to get back into the starting Eleven, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, and Nathan Ake may all make changes versus Leipzig.
- With Rodri, Bernardo Silva is anticipated to continue. In the middle of the field, Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan will probably remain in position.
- Phil Foden or Jack Grealish might be benched in favour of Riyad Mahrez
- Erling Braut Haaland will likely start in place of Julian Alvarez at the centre of the line.
Predicted XI
RB Leipzig
Blaswich; Klostermann, Orban, Gvardiol, Raum; Schlager, Laimer; Szoboszlai, Forsberg, Werner; Silva
Manchester City
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland
