Date: Wednesday 22nd February, 2023
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Red Bull Arena Leipzig
Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk (Netherlands)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
RB Leipzig
Leipzig will be without Peter Gulacsi (ACL), Dani Olmo (thigh) and Abdou Diallo (knee) due to injury, but the Germans have been handed a boost regarding the fitness of Christopher Nkunku and Konrad Laimer, who both came off the bench last weekend.
Nkunku made his long-awaited return after three months on the sidelines with a knee injury, but it remains to be seen whether he is fully fit to start on Wednesday, so Andre Silva could continue up front with support provided in the final third by Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Laimer managed to shake off a thigh issue to feature against Wolfsburg and he could return to the first XI to partner Xaver Schlager in centre-midfield, while highly-rated centre-back Josko Gvardiol is set to continue alongside Willi Orban, who returned to the side against Wolfsburg after a week away to donate stem cells.
Rose may consider making changes at full-back, with Lukas Klostermann hoping to fend off competition from Mohamed Simakan and Benjamin Henrichs for the right-back role, while Marcel Halstenberg will be pushing to start ahead of David Raum at left-back.
RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Blaswich; Klostermann, Orban, Gvardiol, Raum; Schlager, Laimer; Szoboszlai, Forsberg, Werner; Silva
Manchester City
As for Man City, John Stones remains out as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, but otherwise Guardiola has a fully-fit squad at his disposal.
Guardiola has made at least one change to his defence in each of the last 11 matches in all competitions, and further alterations could be on the cards against Leipzig, with Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji and Rico Lewis all hoping to force their way back into the first XI.
Bernardo Silva is expected to continue in his makeshift left-back role, drifting into a deep-lying midfield position alongside Rodri when City are in possession, while Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan will likely keep their places in the middle of the pitch.
Riyad Mahrez could be recalled to the starting lineup at the expense of either Phil Foden or Jack Grealish, while Erling Braut Haaland – who has scored six goals in four previous meetings against Leipzig – is set to lead the line ahead of Julian Alvarez.
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland
Prediction: RB Leipzig 1-2 Manchester City
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