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
40 mins: Origi flicks a ball round the corner for Mane to sweep into the box. He attempts to lift the ball over the goalkeeper but the offside flag goes up against him.
Despite having conceded a goal, it’s been a fairly comfortable night for Liverpool so far.
GOAL! AC Milan 1 - 1 Liverpool (Salah, 36’)⚽️
36 mins: There it is! Oxlade-Chamberlain brings the ball into the right side of the box and blasts a shot at goal. Maignan dives across to his left and parries the ball back into the box. Salah reacts quicker than any one else and flicks a left-footed shot into the roof of the net to bring Liverpool back on level terms.
AC Milan 1 - 0 Liverpool
35 mins: Chance! Liverpool are working hard to find an equaliser. Salah darts inside and has a shot deflected back to Oxlade-Chamberlain who also shoots from outside the box. He strikes his effort well but hits Tomori on the way towards goal and the ball skews wide of the far post.
AC Milan 1 - 0 Liverpool
32 mins: Chance! Divock Origi has his first sight on goal as he brings the ball under control in the Milan box. He rolls it onto his left-foot and shoots from just outside the six-yard box forces Maignan into a decent save at the near post.
GOAL! AC Milan 1 - 0 Liverpool (Tomori, 29’)⚽️
29 mins: Milan are in front! The corner won by Ibrahimovic is curled in towards the front post. Minamino attempts to clear the ball but completely misses it with a wild swipe. The ball bounces towards goal and Alisson parries it into the six-yard box. It comes straight to Fikayo Tomori who taps it from close range to give the home side the lead.
AC Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool
27 mins: Another Liverpool corner is knocked down in the Milan box, it bobbles up nicely for Konate who shoots on the turn but has his effort blocked.
Milan the burst up the pitch and slide a nice pass into the box to Ibrahimovic. He decides against shooting and holds up the ball before shifting to the right and winning a corner.
AC Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool
24 mins: Tsimikas sends an inswinging corner into the Milan box but Ibrahimovic is there to head the ball away. It’s sent back into the dangerzone almost immediately by Liverpool but Maignan comes out to claim the ball.
AC Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool
21 mins: Kessie knocks pass down the inside right channel and almost plays Messias Jr in from the right. He races Ibrahima Konate to the loose ball but the Liverpool defender gets there first and holds off the winger. He passes it inside to Alisson who kicks the ball out of the box. Liverpool’s back line are working well together now.
AC Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool
18 mins: Both Phillips and Williams have made up for their earlier mistakes and seem to have gotten themselves into the game. This time a long clearance plays Theo Hernandez in down the left side and he brings the ball into the box. Phillips comes darting across and wins the ball with a well-timed sliding challenge.
AC Milan 0 - 0 Liverpool
15 mins: Tyler Morton takes the ball up through central midfield before giving it to Takumi Minamino who slots a pass out to Tsimikas on the left side of the pitch. Mane and Origi make runs into the box but Tsimikas completely miscues his cross and scuffs it well out of play.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments