RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Preview 22/02/2023

RB Leipzig vs Manchester Metropolis – 22/02/2023

12961

RB Leipzig and Manchester Metropolis will meet for the third time within the Champions League. The groups performed a season in the past within the competitors’s group stage, because the groups cut up the fixtures. The Sky Blues posted a 6-3 win on the Etihad Stadium earlier than going to the Pink Bull Area and shedding 2-1.

Leipzig are unbeaten in 18 of their final 18 matches in all competitions. After a gradual begin to the season underneath Domenico Tedesco, he was sacked, and Marco Rose was employed. Rose, a former RB Salzburg coach, has reworked Leipzig’s marketing campaign.

Manchester Metropolis are coming off a shock 1-1 draw versus Nottingham Forest away from dwelling within the Premier League.

The Cityzens’ draw noticed them fall into second place within the standings.

Metropolis had a comparatively simple time within the Champions League group stage with wins over Sevilla (twice), Borussia Dortmund, and Copenhagen. Nonetheless, the Sky Blues have proven a vulnerability at occasions that was beforehand seen underneath Guardiola.

RB Leipzig smashed Wolfsburg on the weekend 3-0 because of targets from Emil Forsberg, Konrad Laimer, and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Leipzig are in good type and can give Manchester Metropolis loads to deal with.

The Cityzens’ secret weapon will seemingly be Erling Haaland. The striker has a unbelievable goalscoring document versus Leipzig from his time at Borussia Dortmund.

Haaland has scored extra targets (six) towards RB Leipzig than towards every other crew. The Norwegian received three of the 4 matches he performed towards Leipzig.

Only one participant is on the damage listing for Manchester Metropolis forward of the primary leg of the Champions League spherical of 16. Defender John Stones is dominated out following a hamstring damage.

Leipzig will play with back-up goalkeeper Janis Blaswich. He took over goalkeeping duties from Peter Gulasci, who’s out for the season with a knee damage. Blaswich has been strong in objective since taking up for Gulasci.

Midfielder Dani Olmo will miss the primary leg on account of a hamstring pressure. He might return in time for the return match.

Defender Abdou Diallo can also be dominated out of the primary leg on account of a knee drawback.

RB Leipzig can’t be missed within the first leg at dwelling with a passionate set of supporters. The Germans ought to get a draw out of the primary leg with the match ending 2-2. The groups’ earlier conferences have been all excessive scoring. Wednesday’s sport ought to see targets too.