RB Leipzig vs Man City LIVE Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Manchester City lost to RB Leipzig in the final Champions League Group A fixture on Wednesday night
RB Leipzig struck in each half to beat already-qualified Manchester City 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, booking a spot in the Europa League and snapping the English club’s 14-game unbeaten run against German teams in the competition.
With interim coach Achim Beierlorzer on the bench after the sacking of Jesse Marsch on Sunday, Leipzig secured third spot in Group A on the final matchday ahead of Club Brugge, who lost 4-1 at second-placed Paris St Germain.
City, with seven changes to the team that beat Watford in the Premier League at the weekend, defended high but Dominik Szoboszlai managed to break clear and latch onto a Konrad Laimer ball to round goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 24th minute.
The hosts came close to a second but first Emil Forsberg’s shot was blocked by Steffen and a little later the City keeper made a reflex save to deny Andre Silva from point blank range.
His Leipzig counterpart Peter Gulacsi responded with a superb save of his own in the 40th, getting his fingers to a Phil Foden shot to direct it onto the post.
City looked livelier after the break but Leipzig scored against the run of play with Silva’s well-placed shot in the 71st after City clumsily lost possession in their own half.
The visitors did respond six minutes later with Riyad Mahrez’s diving header for his fifth goal in six Champions League games but their comeback was short-lived with Kyle Walker being shown a red card for kicking Silva from behind.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
54 mins: Tonali gets away with one after he fumbles a clearance and knocks the ball to Salah instead. The Liverpool goalscorer moves it across the front edge of the box before snapping a shot with his left peg. He sends the effort straight at goal and Maignan gobbles it up.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
51 mins: Penalty appeal from Milan! The home side win a free kick over on the left side and Tonali slides it quickly into the box. Kessie makes his run towards the ball and collides with Tsimikas before hitting the deck. The referee has a could view of the incident but he waves for play to go on and VAR doesn’t overturn the decision.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
48 mins: Konate gives the ball to Tsimikas on the left side of the pitch and he slides a little pass to Minamino. He turns on the spot and creates enough room shift inside and curl a shot just over the crossbar!
Second half: AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
Kick off: No personnel changes from either team at the break. Milan get the ball rolling again at the San Siro. They work the ball nicely down the left side but Minamino intercepts a pass into the box and runs it clear for Liverpool.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
Fikayo Tomori is only the third English player to score a Champions League goal against an English opponent while playing for a non-English side, after Patrick Roberts for Celtic v Man City in 2016 and Jude Bellingham for Borussia Dortmund v Man City in 2021.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
Mo Salah is the first player to score 20+ goals in five consecutive seasons for Liverpool in all competitions since Ian Rush from 1981-82 to 1986-87 (six in a row).
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
In the other Group B match Porto and Atletico Madrid are drawing 0-0 at half-time. That means that the Portuguese side are currently going through to the knockout stages but a goal changes everything.
Half-time: AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
45+2 mins: All square in Milan as the first half comes to an end. Liverpool still have the chance to win all six of their group stage matches, Milan are still in with a chance of securing second place in Group B.
All to play for we the players come back out.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
45 mins: Two minutes of added time to close out the first half. It’s been entertaining if not enthralling so far. Williams and Morton combine to work the ball out from the back and give it to Oxlade-Chamberlin in he middle of the park. He drives forward and lays the ball off to Origi. Origi smokes one from range and belts it high and wide.
AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool
43 mins: Theo Hernandez passes the ball up to Brahim Diaz but he can’t bring it under control and the ball rolls safely through to Alisson. Apart from the corner in which they scored, Milan haven’t created much at all around Liverpool’s final third.
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