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City return to action on Sunday (3) when they host Tottenham. Leipzig play on Saturday (2) when they host Heidenheim.
END OF MATCH
Manchester City come from behind to beat Leipzig and confirm top spot in Champions League group G!
47'
City substitution: Gvardiol out, Sergio Gómez in.
41'
Substitution for Leipzig: Schlager out, Kampl in.
41' GOAL FOR CITY
Doku crossed from the left, Foden, inside the area, got his shot away, with a deflection for Julian Álvarez to get the ball, where he took out the defender and hit it hard, into the right corner, to turn the match for City!
31'
Fábio Carvalho received the pass on the right, just inside the area, and was able to hit the crossbar after receiving the throw-in, then heeled it to Sesko, who returned it to put Leipzig ahead, but he was offside and the shot was disallowed.
29'
Substitution for Leipzig: Haidara and Xavi Simons out for Fábio Carvalho and Poulsen in.
27'
Sesko hit a powerful shot from the left and Ortega tipped it over the goal.
25' GOAL FOR CITY
Foden received the pass in the box, outpaced the defender and got his shot away into the left-hand corner to tie the game!
23'
From a free-kick in the middle of the park, the ball was crossed into the box and Aké headed the ball just wide of the goal.
14'
Double substitution for Leipzig: Openda and Forsberg out for Sesko and Baumgartner in.
9' GOAL FOR CITY
Haaland received the pass in front of him, took off and hit a cross into the right-hand corner to reduce the deficit and put the game on fire!
8'
Substitutions for City: Grealish and Walker came off for Doku and Julian Álvarez.
SECOND HALF STARTS
Openda gets the first touch on the ball and it's off to the second half!
Teams returning!
The players appear on the pitch to start the second half of the match! City's Rúben Dias comes on and Aké comes on.
END OF FIRST HALF
Openda shone in the first half, scoring twice to put Leipzig 2-0 up!
47'
Foden crossed the ball into the box and Haaland headed the ball into Blaswich's hands.
33' GOAL FOR LEIPZIG
Openda received the pass up front, spun away from Rúben Dias, took Gvardiol out of the play inside the area and hit the ball into the right-hand corner to extend the lead!
28'
Lewis received the pass in the box, took out the defender and hit it hard, but sent it over the goal, missing the chance to equalize!
21'
Yellow card for Rúbens Dias, for going high on Openda in midfield.
20'
Haaland received the pass over the top, dominated and hit a cross, but sent the ball into Blaswich's hands.
15'
From a free-kick on the left Bernardo crossed the ball into the box and Gvardiol got his head to it, but sent the ball over the goal!
13' GOAL FOR LEIPZIG
The City defense failed to clear the ball forward, Openda took it, took off and hit it hard, low, into the left corner, to open the scoring!
5'
Xavi Simons hit the ball hard from outside the area and sent it wide of the goal.
HERE WE GO
Grealish takes the first touch and the ball rolls into the first half!
Champions Anthem
Now the most beautiful anthem in the world, the Champions League anthem, is performed!
Teams on the pitch!
The players appear on the pitch to start the match!
Warm-up!
The players take to the pitch to begin their warm-up.
Leipzig lined-up!
With full strength for the match, Leipzig are ready to go:
City lined-up!
With the return of Grealish and Ederson on the bench, City's line-up is set:
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Referee
Glenn Nyberg will be the referee for the match, with Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Soderwvist as assistants, all from Sweden. The VAR will be run by Alejandro Hernández, with Carlos de Cerro Grande as assistant, both from Spain.
Probable Leipzig
Leipztig's probable team for the match is: Blaswich, Henrichs, Simakan, Lukeba and Raum; Xavi Simons, Schlager, Haidara and Forsberg; Openda and Poulsen.
Probable City
City's probable team for the match is: Ederson, Walker, Rúben Dias and Gvardiol; Rodri and Akanji; Foden, Julian Álvarez, Bernardo Silva and Doku; Haaland.
Injuries
City will be without Kovacic, De Bruyne and Matheus Nunes, all injured. Leipzig, on the other hand, will be without Werner, Dani Olmo, Orban and Bitshiabu, who are also out through injury.
Marco Rose!
Marco Rose, Leipzig's coach, also spoke about what he expects from the match: "The aim is to take these things onto the pitch tomorrow. I'm talking about consistency and hunger. That's a benchmark of the highest level. How will we perform at that level? How will we approach the game against City? It doesn't help Xavi, Castello Jr. or Baumi if I tell them that we lost a lot here last year. It's a new Champions League season, a new team. We can do better tomorrow, but we also know it will be a big challenge. We're up against a confident team of excellent quality, but my team still wants to prove itself here and show what it's made of. I'm looking forward to seeing Erling and Josko again tomorrow. Obviously, I'm keeping an eye on Erling and I always laugh when he breaks one record after another. We have a good relationship, but we haven't seen each other for a long time. That's why I'm glad we have time to talk before tomorrow's match. Of course we're watching what Josko is doing. It was clear to me that he would adapt here with his quality. He plays more or less in a position between defender and full-back under Pep. He told me in the first game that it involves a lot of running. Josko is a very nice guy and a very good footballer - that's why he's adapted to City and has already integrated well here."
Guardiola!
Ahead of the match Guardiola spoke about absentees and the quest for qualification: "I'm not too optimistic about good news for the return of some people. We'll see this afternoon. I think it will be the same people who played against Liverpool. We have training now, but we'll see this afternoon. We'll do the second day of recovery. We're not going to think about doing anything. We have to win or draw. The first step towards qualification has been taken for both teams, and congratulations to Leipzig. But it's important to finish first, both for prestige and to have the second leg of the round of 16 at home. It's not decisive, but it gives us a slight advantage. The stadium is always full, and we have to play as well as possible and create as much as we can to excite our fans. The team is playing very well and tomorrow I hope the fans can come and enjoy the game."
Group G
In Champions League Group G, City lead the way with 12 points, three clear of Leipzig, while Red Star and Young Boys have just one point each. In the Premier League, City are in second place with 29 points, just one below Arsenal, one above Liverpool and Aston Villa, and two above Tottenham. In the Bundesliga, Leipzig are in fifth place with 23 points, three clear of Hoffenheim, one clear of Dortmund and four clear of Stuttgart.
Last Matches: Leipzig
RB Leipzig come into the match on the back of two wins and a defeat. On the seventh, away from home in the Champions League, they won 2-1 against Red Star, with goals from Xavi Simons and Openda, while Henrichs scored an own goal. On the 12th, at home, the win came 3-1 over Freiburg, with Xavi Simons opening the scoring, Rohl equalizing, Openda putting Leipzig ahead once again and Baumgaryner closing the account. On Saturday (25), Leipzig lost 2-1 to Wolfsburg, with goals from Wind and Rogério, while Poulsen pulled one back.
Last Matches: City
Manchester City come into the match with two draws and one win in their last games. On November 7, at home in the Champions League, they won 3-0 against Young Boys, with two goals from Haaland and one from Foden. On the 12th, away to Chelsea, it was a 4-4 draw, with goals from Haaland (2), Akanji and Rodri, while Thiago Silva, Sterling, Jackson and Palmer got the equalizer. And on Saturday (25), the tie was 1-1 at home to Liverpool, with Haaland opening the scoring and Alexander-Arnold equalizing.
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