RB Leipzig vs Man City 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

RB Leipzig

48': Loïs Openda

FT
1 - 3

Manchester City

25': Phil Foden
84': Julián Álvarez
90'+2': Jérémy Doku

Manchester City strike late to beat Leipzig, snap losing run

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Holders Manchester City struck twice in the final minutes through Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Wednesday and rebound from successive domestic defeats to take control of Champions League Group G with maximum points.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
25': Goal! RB Leipzig 0, Manchester City 1. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
45'+1': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, Manchester City 1.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, Manchester City 1.
48': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 1. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a through ball following a fast break.
65': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Loïs Openda.
70': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Emil Forsberg.
72': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Jack Grealish.
72': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Manuel Akanji.
75': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
78': David Raum (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Phil Foden.
84': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 2. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
85': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
87': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Bernardo Silva.
90'+2': Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 3. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Álvarez following a fast break.
90'+3': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 45,228

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

MNC		RBL
6	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	2
0	Saves	2
68.2	Possession	31.8
18	SHOTS	3
5	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
709	Accurate Passes	299
767	Passes	351
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	0
16	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.0
49	Long Balls	33
41	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	1
4	Effective Tackles	10
7	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	14
12	Effective Clearances	21
12	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Janis Blaswich (GK)
23	Castello Lukeba
16	Lukas Klostermann
22	David Raum
2	Mohamed Simakan
9	Yussuf Poulsen
24	Xaver Schlager
13	Nicolas Seiwald
17	Loïs Openda
20	Xavi Simons
10	Emil Forsberg

Substitutes:

Kevin Kampl, Péter Gulácsi, Benjamin Sesko, Christopher Lenz, Christoph Baumgartner, Fabio Carvalho, Timo Werner, Amadou Haidara.

Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
3	Rúben Dias
24	Josko Gvardiol
2	Kyle Walker
16	Rodri
25	Manuel Akanji
10	Jack Grealish
20	Bernardo Silva
9	Erling Haaland
47	Phil Foden
82	Rico Lewis

Substitutes:

Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb, John Stones, Stefan Ortega, Jérémy Doku, Sergio Gómez, Nathan Aké, Mateo Kovacic, Kalvin Phillips, Scott Carson, Julián Álvarez.