RB Leipzig vs Man City 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
Man City held 1-1 by Leipzig in last 16 of Champions League
— Joško Gvardiol stifled the threat of Manchester City star Erling Haaland before scoring himself to earn Leipzig a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their round-of-16 matchup in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Manchester City 1. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 45': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Lukas Klostermann.
- 66': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christopher Nkunku replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 70': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 1. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Xaver Schlager.
- 82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
- 89': Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
- 90': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228
Statistics
 MNC |
RBL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 635 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 700 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 9 | Clearances | 12 |
RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Janis Blaswich (GK) |
| 32 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 23 | Marcel Halstenberg |
| 16 | Lukas Klostermann |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 24 | Xaver Schlager |
| 27 | Konrad Laimer |
| 19 | André Silva |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 17 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
Manchester City (3-2-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 25 | Manuel Akanji |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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