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RB Leipzig vs Manchester City kicks off at 20:00 GMT (16:00 ET / 13:00 PT) on Wednesday, November 4 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
The Champions League match is live on TNT Sports 2 in the UK, with streaming on HBO Max. In the US, it’s on Paramount Plus.
If you live outside the UK or the US, visit UEFA’s Champions League broadcaster list to find out where to watch it in your region.
Enzo Maresca is in the middle of his first rough patch as Manchester City manager. After an historic seven-game winning start to the Premier League season, City have now lost back-to-back league games, and they travel to Germany on Wednesday night to face an RB Leipzig side managed by their former defender Martín Demichelis.
Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Brighton was another frustrating afternoon. Yasin Ayari scored inside the opening 15 minutes, the third time this season City have conceded that early, and the visitors held on with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in inspired form. City dominated possession, had more shots on target and created more chances, but they couldn’t find a way through, and the result saw them surrender top spot in the Premier League to Arsenal.
It was City’s third defeat in six games in all competitions, following the 2-1 loss at Aston Villa and the 4-2 home defeat to PSG. It also extended their winless run against Brighton to five Premier League matches.
The Champions League has gone a little better. City beat Porto 2-0 and AEK Athens 5-1, and they sit 10th in the league-phase table with six points.
Leipzig are back in the Champions League after a season without European football, but it has been a struggle. Their only win came against PSV Eindhoven, and they have also lost to Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid, leaving them 29th with three points. They haven’t scored more than once in any of their last four Champions League games.
City have dominated this fixture. They have won four of their six previous Champions League meetings with Leipzig, drawing one and losing one.
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| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | W W W |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 | W W W |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | W W W |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | W W W |
| 5 | Real Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | W W W |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | D W W |
| 7 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | D W W |
| 8 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | L W W |
| 9 | Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | W L W |
| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | W L W |
| 11 | Club Brugge KV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | W W L |
| 12 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | L W W |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W L W |
| 14 | Bayern München | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | D D W |
| 15 | AS Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | W L D |
| 16 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D W L |
| 17 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L W D |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | W L D |
| 19 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | L W L |
| 20 | Inter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | W L L |
| 21 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | L L W |
| 22 | Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | W L L |
| 23 | Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | W L L |
| 24 | Lask Linz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | W L L |
| 25 | Sabah FA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | L W L |
| 26 | Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | L W L |
| 27 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | L L W |
| 28 | Bodo/Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 | L W L |
| 29 | AEK Athens FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | L L W |
| 30 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 | L W L |
| 31 | Fenerbahçe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 | D L D |
| 32 | Slavia Praha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 | D L L |
| 33 | Viking | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 | L D L |
| 34 | FC Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 | L L L |
| 35 | Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 | L L L |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 | L L L |
City have an almost fully fit squad. Antoine Semenyo remains out with a knee injury, with Maresca saying he will be sidelined for around eight weeks, but everyone else is expected to be available.
Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki and Nico O’Reilly came off the bench against Brighton, and all three are pushing for starts. Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi could form the midfield partnership, with Enzo Fernández also an option.
For Leipzig, Marc Guiu and Assan Ouédraogo are out injured while former Burnley defender Maxime Estève is a major doubt. Brajan Gruda, who is on loan from Brighton, Antonio Nusa and Rômulo are expected to form the attacking trio.
Leipzig: Maarten Vandevoordt, Ridle Baku, Willi Orban, Castello Lukeba, David Raum, Neil El Aynaoui, Ezekiel Banzuzi, Christoph Baumgartner, Brajan Gruda, Romulo, Antonio Nusa
Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Elliot Anderson, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland
City ought to be too strong but we fancy Leipzig to give them a good run for their money.
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