UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Manchester City WWWLL 3
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RB Leipzig WWWWD 1
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MNC123
RBL011
Red Bull Arena · 45,228 att.

Match Report

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Manchester City strike late to beat Leipzig, snap losing run

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

RBL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Janis BlaswichG
  2. 23Castello LukebaCD-L
  3. 16Lukas KlostermannCD-R
  4. 22David RaumLB
  5. 2Mohamed SimakanRB
  6. 9Yussuf PoulsenAM
  7. 24Xaver SchlagerLM
  8. 13Nicolas SeiwaldRM
  9. 17Loïs OpendaF
  10. 20Xavi SimonsAM-L
  11. 10Emil ForsbergAM-R

MNC · 3-2-4-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD
  3. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  4. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  5. 16RodriCM-L
  6. 25Manuel AkanjiCM-R
  7. 10Jack GrealishLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 47Phil FodenAM-L
  11. 82Rico LewisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 65' Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Timo Werner replaces Loïs Openda.
  5. 70' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Emil Forsberg.
  6. 72' Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Jack Grealish.
  8. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Manuel Akanji.
  9. 75' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
  10. 78' David Raum (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Phil Foden.
  12. 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.
  13. 85' Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Nicolas Seiwald.
  14. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Bernardo Silva.
  15. 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.

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