Celtic vs RB Leipzig LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Celtic welcome RB Leipzig as they desperately search for their first Champions League win of the season
Celtic have entered the last chance saloon of the Champions League group stages and need to pick up three points tonight if they are to have any hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the competition. The Hoops have only collected one point from their first three matches following a draw with Shakhtar Donetsk and defeats to Real Madrid and RB Leipzig.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were humbled 3-1 in Germany last Wednesday after running out of steam in the second half against RB Leipzig despite an encouraging first 45 minutes. That display encapsulated the story of their Champions League campaign so far where they’ve competed with teams for almost an hour before letting the standards drop towards the end of the game.
The Scottish side will be given a boost by playing at home this evening and come into the match on the back of an injury time winner over St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. Giorgos Giakoumakis scored in the 95th minute to give Celtic a 2-1 win and could be in line to start tonight after Jota was taken off the pitch at half-time on Saturday.
Follow all the action from Celtic Park after the conclusion of FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City:
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
43 mins: Despite only having 10-men Manchester City are keeping hold off the ball with relative ease. Julian Alvarez looks for a way into the Copenhagen box and plays a one-two with Ilkay Gundogan but he can’t bring the return pass under control and the home side clear their lines.
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
40 mins: Mohamed Daramy may think that he’s got more of a chance to get past Manuel Akanji rather than Joao Cancelo but as he knocks the ball around the makeshift right-back Akanji holds him off and allows the ball to run out of play for a goal kick.
No joy for the Copenhagen winger.
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
37 mins: Joao Cancelo has been brought over to his natural positoon on the left side with Manuel Akanji pushed over to right-back. Cancelo combines with Grealish to get the ball down the left wing before he whips a cross into the box and sees it nodded away on the far side of the penalty area.
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
34 mins: Pep Guardiola makes a substitution to shore up the back line and Ruben Dias comes on to replace Riyad Mahrez.
It’s not been a great night for Mahrez, his handball chalked off Rodri’s opener, then he missed a penalty and now he’s being hooked before half-time.
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
31 mins: The referee also awards Copenhagen a free kick as Gomez made his foul just outside the penalty area. Haraldsson takes the free kick and boots his shot at goal straight into the wall.
Manuel Akanji with the block for Man City.
RED CARD! Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
28 mins: More VAR action now. This time it’s a check for a potential red card against Man City’s Sergio Gomez.
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson squeezes ahead of the City left-back on his way into the penalty area and Gomez comes across to stop him. He grabs hold of Haraldsson’s right arm and pulls him back before and tripping up the forward.
After the referee looks at the replay he jogs back onto the pitch and sends Gomez off for denying a goalscoring opportunity. City are down to 10-men!
SAVED! Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
25 mins: Riyad Mahrez is the man to take the spot kick and guides his left-footed strike over to the left side of the goal. It’s a perfect height of Kamil Grabara to leap to his right and push it well clear of the post!
Great save from the Copenhagen keeper!
Penalty to Man City!
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
24 mins: VAR is called into action once again as a cross strikes the arm of Nicolai Boilesen. The referee takes a look at the monitor and rules that this one is a handball too.
City have the chance to go ahead.
Copenhagen 0-0 Man City
20 mins: Kevin De Bruyne shimmies away from a defender and crosses the ball over to Riyad Mahrez. Mahrez heads the down to Rodri but this time the midfielder slices his shot well wide of the target.
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