RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez scores but Pep Guardiola's side held

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Manchester City paid the terms for failing to marque the astir of their first-half dominance arsenic they were held to a gully by RB Leipzig successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League last-16 tie.

The distant broadside were successful implicit power successful the archetypal 45 minutes and got the breakthrough midway done the fractional erstwhile Ilkay Gundogan pounced connected a mistake successful defence and fed Riyad Mahrez to thrust into the backmost of the net.

But RB Leipzig came retired successful the 2nd fractional with much ambition and doubly went adjacent to equalising aboriginal connected done Benjamin Henrichs, who archetypal headed conscionable implicit earlier past sweeping wide with conscionable Ederson to beat.

The Manchester City goalkeeper was called upon again to contradict Andre Silva astatine his adjacent station but the hosts were yet rewarded for their mounting unit erstwhile Josko Gvardiol headed successful pursuing a abbreviated corner.

Janis Blaswich denied Gundogan from restoring the visitors' pb moments aboriginal with a reflex prevention from adjacent range, portion City had a punishment outcry denied precocious connected erstwhile Henrichs appeared to grip wrong the area, but Leipzig held connected to unafraid a draw.

City, bidding to extremity their hold for a archetypal Champions League trophy, volition look to get the occupation done successful the instrumentality limb connected Tuesday, 14 March.

City frustrated again

An distant gully successful the knockout signifier of Europe should beryllium considered a precise decent result, but City brag Pep Guardiola volition apt beryllium frustrated that his broadside failed to erstwhile again marque their first-half dominance count.

They had gone into the crippled looking to respond aft they were held by Nottingham Forest astatine the weekend, erstwhile again conceding successful the 2nd fractional aft scoring earlier the break.

They controlled proceedings successful the aboriginal stages of this crippled arsenic Leipzig seldom ventured beyond their ain fractional and erstwhile Mahrez scored it seemed lone a question of however galore much goals City would score.

But contempt their possessional dominance, City recovered it hard to make excessively galore chances, not helped by the lack of Kevin de Bruyne done illness.

Erling Haaland struggled to marque an interaction connected his instrumentality to Germany, but truly should person scored with 1 of his fewer chances successful the 2nd half, racing guardant earlier dragging his changeable good wide.

But portion City whitethorn beryllium frustrated not to person travel distant with a win, they volition beryllium assured of getting the occupation done backmost astatine the Etihad wherever they won 17 of 19 games determination this season.

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RB Leipzig

Squad number21Player nameBlaswich
Squad number16Player nameKlostermann
Squad number4Player nameOrbán
Squad number32Player nameGvardiol
Squad number23Player nameHalstenberg
Squad number27Player nameLaimer
Squad number24Player nameSchlager
Squad number17Player nameSzoboszlai
Squad number10Player nameForsberg
Squad number11Player nameWerner
Squad number19Player nameAndré Silva

Squad number8Player nameHaidara
Squad number9Player namePoulsen
Squad number18Player nameNkunku
Squad number22Player nameRaum
Squad number39Player nameHenrichs

Manchester City

Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number6Player nameAké
Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number25Player nameAkanji
Squad number8Player nameGündogan
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number10Player nameGrealish
Squad number9Player nameHaaland

No players person been substituted yet

Line-ups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-2-3-1

21Blaswich
16KlostermannSubstituted forHenrichsat 45'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
4Orbán
32Gvardiol
23HalstenbergSubstituted forRaumat 89'minutes
27Laimer
24SchlagerSubstituted forHaidaraat 82'minutes
17Szoboszlai
10ForsbergSubstituted forNkunkuat 66'minutes
11Werner
19André SilvaSubstituted forPoulsenat 82'minutes

Substitutes

2Simakan
8Haidara
9Poulsen
13Nyland
18Nkunku
22Raum
34Nickisch
39Henrichs
44Kampl

Man City

Formation 3-2-4-1

31Ederson
6Aké
3Rúben Dias
25Akanji
8Gündogan
26Mahrez
20Bernardo Silva
16Rodri
2Walker
10Grealish
9Haaland

Substitutes

4Phillips
18Ortega
19Álvarez
21Gómez
32Perrone
33Carson
47Foden
62Charles
80Palmer
82Lewis
93Robertson

Live Text

Match ends, RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 1.
Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 1.
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Konrad Laimer.
Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig).
Substitution, RB Leipzig. David Raum replaces Marcel Halstenberg.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces André Silva.
Substitution, RB Leipzig. Amadou Haidara replaces Xaver Schlager.
Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Hand shot by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
Marcel Halstenberg (RB Leipzig) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Goal! RB Leipzig 1, Manchester City 1. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) header from precise adjacent scope to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcel Halstenberg with a transverse pursuing a corner.