Leipzig vs Man City LIVE: Champions League result and final score after Gvardiol equalises

RB Leipzig 1-1 Man City: Premier League champions denied in Germany as Gvardiola cancels out Riyad Mahrez opener

Erling Haaland battles with Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol (Reuters)

RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol headed in a 70th-minute goal to earn a 1-1 draw against visitors Manchester City in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old defender bagged the deserved equaliser with a towering header after City’s Riyad Mahrez had slotted in following a Leipzig mistake in the 27th minute.

Leipzig were toothless in the first half but were much improved after the break and outplayed their opponents, who are aiming to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for a sixth straight season.

City have now drawn their last two games after being held 1-1 by Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday while Leipzig’s four-game winning run in the competition came to an end. The return leg is in Manchester on March 14.

Follow all the reaction as RB Leipzig host Manchester City in the Champions League last-16:

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City

• Goal! Josko Gvardiol heads Leipzig level (70 min)
• Goal! Riyad Mahrez fires City ahead (27 min)

[22 February 2023 21:26 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

66 mins: Leipzig turn to their bench again and the returning Nkunku comes into the fray with Forsberg making way.

[22 February 2023 21:24 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

64 mins: Henrichs is almost operating like a right winger at this point. He gets on the ball again but Ake recovers superbly to block the German’s cross.

[22 February 2023 21:23 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

63 mins: Silva finally gets himself on the ball in a good position and he expertly weaves through a pair of City defenders and into the box. It’s a tight angle and Ederson stays tall to block the forward’s effort on goal.

[22 February 2023 21:21 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

61 mins: This game has grown into much more of the encounter we were expecting from the off. Leipzig look transformed in this second period but City pose an ever-present threat when they break. Henrichs and Halstenberg deliver good crosses but neither find their target of Silva in the middle.

[22 February 2023 21:19 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

Here is the replay of Leipzig’s huge chance with Henrichs:

[22 February 2023 21:17 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

56 mins: Walker had pushed up well in the first half and only now are Leipzig beginning to exploit the space left behind. Werner gets to the touchline but his low cross is intercepted well by a diving Ederson.

[22 February 2023 21:16 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

55 mins: Huge chance! Leipzig continue their pressure and Henrichs has a huge chance. The home side work it quickly from left to right and Szoboszlai offloads it onto the full-back who has acres of space but can only drill a low effort wide of the post with Ederson at full stretch.

[22 February 2023 21:13 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

53 mins: Leipzig are beginning to show signs of life as they grow into the came. A cross from the left is met by substitute Henrichs but the full-backs header loops fractionally over the bar.

[22 February 2023 21:10 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

50 mins: Gundogan gets to the by-line and cuts it back well to Mahrez in the centre of the box but Leipzig bodies are there to block his low effort on goal.

[22 February 2023 21:08 · Ben Fleming]

RB Leipzig 0-1 Manchester City

48 mins: A brighter start from the hosts in this second half as Werner bursts into the box before his effort is blocked.