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.
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
Four of Dominik Szoboszlai’s five goals in the Champions League have been scored in home games, while he’s also the top scoring Hungarian player in the competition’s history (5).
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
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Following the conclusion of this Group A fixture in which Manchester City now have to come from behind, Liverpool are travelling to AC Milan.
The Reds have already won the group but could become the first English team to win every single group stage match if they defeat Milan tonight.
Half-time: RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
45 mins: No added time played in Germany and Man City head into the break a goal behind. They responded okay and had the better of the closing stages but Pep Guardiola won’t exactly be thrilled with his team’s performance in that half. I expect they’ll come back out with a bit more urgency.
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
44 mins: Save! Mahrez is dragged down by Gvardiol and Man City win a free kick about 25-yards out just inside the left-hand post. De Bruyne and Mahrez are both over the deadball but it’s De Bruyne who boots one at goal. There’s a little swerve on the shot but it’s at a comfortable height for Gulacsi who leaps to his right and palms the ball away.
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
42 mins: Is that a save too?! Phil Foden’s just hit the post for Manchester City after Kevin De Bruyne threads him in behind on the inside left channel. He carries the ball into the box and hits a left-footed shot across goal. Peter Gulacsi leaps to his left and gets the tiniest of fingertip touches to the ball and pushes it just far enough so that it whacks into the far post and bounces away!
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
39 mins: What a save! Nordi Mukiele drives the ball into the City penalty area and dinks the ball out to Nkunku on the right side. Nkunku flicks a pass over to the back post where Szoboszlai wins a header and knocks it into the six-yard box for Andre Silva. He whips his own header towards goal but Steffen blocks it at pinpoint range!
RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Man City
36 mins: Chance! It’s a carbon copy set piece. De Bruyne swinging a corner in from the left side, Ake drifting into space and winning the header. This time he gets a good chunk of the ball but fires it high over the crossbar.
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