Man City vs RB Leipzig – Champions League: Live score and updates

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig (agg 1-1) LIVE: Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez all benched as Pep Guardiola’s side continue to hunt down elusive Champions League crown in last-16 second leg – after hard-fought draw in Germany

Follow Sportsmail’s live blog for the Champions League round of 16 second-leg clash between Manchester City and RB Leipzig. 

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He flourished at the World Cup. He kept Haaland incredibly quiet in the first leg. And now, he’s on pretty much every Premier League giant’s radar.

Gvardiol has enjoyed an exceptional season in Leipzig so far this campaign, but tonight offers yet another huge occasion to show what he can do.

Read Sportsmail’s full preview on the Croat below:

If you’re a RB Leipzig fan, you may wish to look away now…

Remarkably, City have won 21 and drawn two of their last 23 Champions League fixtures at the Etihad, going on a huge unbeaten run at home.

A very tough night ahead for the Bundesliga outfit…

We’re just over 25 minutes away from kick-off and the Leipzig players have graced the Etihad stage to complete their warm-ups.

Not too long now until the second leg drama!

⏰ Warmup-Time #MCIRBL #UCL pic.twitter.com/u5oJdNtrsT

Timo Werner was ridiculed in west London after a turbulent spell at Stamford Bridge, but his fortunes in front of goal have improved of late, netting two in his last three league games for RB Leipzig.

With Man City set to dominate possession as they did in the first leg, there’s no real surprise Marco Rose has selected the German to lead the line at the Etihad this evening. His pace in behind could seriously hurt Dias and Akanji at centre-half, and he’s also adept at chopping in from the left flank if he looks for more freedom.

Sportsmail delved into the form Werner has shown in his new home ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash, analysing what went wrong for the striker at Chelsea.

Read more below:

Of course, our main focus is on the Etihad this evening, but here’s a guide to all you need to know about the quarter-final draw on Friday…

Chelsea have already booked their place in the draw, while Man City and Liverpool still have plenty of work to do to get their names in the hat.

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PSG, Tottenham, Dortmund and Club Brugge have already fallen, and long-term Premier League rivals Liverpool look destined to crash out after their 5-2 humiliation in the first leg against Real Madrid.

Guardiola will be wary of serial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Serie A leaders Napoli, but they’ll hope this could finally be their year to lift the elusive trophy.

Manchester City’s players are pictured arriving at the Etihad, fully aware of the importance of tonight’s clash.

Starters Akanji and Grealish will hope to hit the ground running, while Foden and Laporte will be eager to make a meaningful impact off the bench.

Just over an hour until kick-off…

#UCL ready! ⚡️#ManCity pic.twitter.com/7cbTKMFuUI

Pep Guardiola names four centre-backs in his starting line-up, with John Stones and Nathan Ake set to play as full-backs, while Kevin De Bruyne comes back into the side.

Meanwhile, Marco Rose trusts the pace of Timo Werner up front, keen to hit the Premier League champions with speed on the counterattack. 

The Masterplan 🧠#MCIRBL #UCL pic.twitter.com/QfAOSYry51

TEAM NEWS ✨

XI | Ederson, Stones, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Walker, Phillips, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Mahrez, Perrone, Foden, Palmer, Lewis#ManCity pic.twitter.com/J1EMKy6Mpb

Riyad Mahrez’s 27th-minute opener in Leipzig put Man City in control during the first leg until Josko Gvardiol, who has attracted the interest of several European giants following a successful World Cup last year, equalised midway through the second half. 

Relive all the match action from the first leg – or read Sportsmail’s full report by JACK GAUGHAN.

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Manchester City have dominated domestic football under Pep Guardiola in recent seasons, but the Champions League is the one trophy which has eluded them. 

No doubt, this evening’s clash against Red Bull Leipzig is a huge match for the Premier League champions, with everything hanging in the balance following their 1-1 draw in Germany two weeks ago.

Stay tuned throughout the night as Sportsmail brings you all the latest updates and match action!

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