On Wednesday Feb 22nd, RB Leipzig will host Manchester City in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. RB Leipzig is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Wolfsburg. Emil Forsberg struck first for RB Leipzig in the 14th minute, then Konrad Laimer added another in the 85th minute on a feed from Christopher Nkunku In the end, Wolfsburg was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory. RB Leipzig is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Manchester City recorded a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest. Bernardo Silva scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 41st minute, then Chris Wood tied it up for Nottingham Forest in the 84th minute on a feed from Morgan Gibbs-White earning Nottingham Forest a comeback draw. Manchester City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
RB Leipzig and Manchester City last played eachother at the Red Bull Arena on Tue Dec 7th. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Dominik Szoboszlai struck first for RB Leipzig in the 24th minute, then André Silva added another in the 71st minute.
Nathan Aké and Riyad Mahrez are the top scorers for Manchester City in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. RB Leipzig’s most prolific scorer has been Dominik Szoboszlai. The Hungarian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.