Man City vs RB Leipzig: EPL Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups, and Fantasy XI

Man City vs RB Leipzig has all to play for as they will square off for a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Match Details:

• Location: Manchester, England
• Stadium: Etihad Stadium
• Date: Tuesday 14 March
• Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT
• Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
• VAR: Alejandro Hernández (ESP)

Man City vs RB Leipzig: Match Preview

With the first leg in Germany ending 1-1 and the abolition of the away goals rule, it's truly all to play for here. Whichever side wins on the night will secure their place in the next round.

City are looking to add a fifth consecutive win in all competitions and are undoubtedly the form team here, with Leipzig a little all over the place when it comes to recent results.

Team News:

Man City:

Phil Foden gave fans a scare by revealing he had hurt his foot, although the England international shook that off to play an hour against Crystal Palace and should be raring to go for this one.

Thumbs up if you're ready for some training pics! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/qZWdCFl0Cf

— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 13, 2023

RB Leipzig:

Christopher Nkunku is back on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury, going off in this month's loss to Dortmund in which Xaver Schlager suffered what could be a season-ending injury of his own.

Abschlusstraining vor #MCIRBL ✅#UCL pic.twitter.com/JW6yXZvhuJ

— RB Leipzig (@RBLeipzig) March 13, 2023

Peter Gulacsi and Abdou Diallo remain out.

Man City vs RB Leipzig: Head to Head:

Manchester City and RB Leipzig are on an even footing as far as the head-to-head record is concerned and have won one game apiece out of the three matches played between the two teams.

𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 🎙@PepTeam and @KevinDeBruyne answer questions from the media ahead of our #UCL clash with Leipzig 💬

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— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 13, 2023

After a run of nine consecutive matches against German opponents in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City have won only one of their last four such games in the competition.

After their victory against Tottenham Hotspur in 2019, RB Leipzig have lost each of their last three away games against English clubs in the UEFA Champions League.

Predicted Line-ups:

Man City(4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake; Rodri; De Bruyne, Gundogan; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1): Blaswich; Henrichs, Orban, Gvardiol, Halstenberg; Laimer, Haidara; Szoboszlai, Forsberg, Werner; Silva

MCI vs RBL: Fantasy XI

Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Orban, Gvardiol, De Bruyne, Laimer,Szoboszlai, Forsberg, Werner, Haaland, Grealish.