Leipzig… woke up and the qualification with City will be decided at the “Etihad”!

The first game between her left open accounts Leipzig and her Manchester City for the “16” of the Champions League, with the two teams drawing 1-1 at the headquarters of the first. Thus, everything will be decided in the return match of “Etihad” on March 14.

A game without much pace at the start, with Pep Guardiola’s side leading at 27′ by Mahrezto miss some chances since then, but also to see the hosts… wake up in the second half.

Of course, Marco Rose’s side were helped by the change Henriks, who gave another breath. Finally, the equalizing goal came from Guardiol in the 70′.

The visitors finished the match unchanged, something that had happened in the Champions League since October 2018.

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The match:

The first 25 minutes were very slow. Both teams were cautious. City had the initiative of the movements, but without being able to threaten, apart from one of his headers Zeus in the 14′following a corner kick, blocked by Blazvic.

However, Pep Guardiola’s side were fortunate to take the lead with the first really good chance of the game, in 27′. THE Gryllis stolen from outside the Leipzig area after a ‘cheap’ mistake by Schlugger, he broke vertically (Gindogan let the ball pass nicely under his apron), with Mahrez emerging in a four-on-four position and coolly slotting home . This was the 20th goal of the Algerian midfielder in the Champions League.

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Since then, the “citizens” have tried to take advantage of their momentum, stepping on the gas. In fact, they created phases that could lead to a second goal. In the 30′ The Rodri threatened with a header after a corner kick, at 36′ his shot Gryllis from a position inside the left of the area he did not find a target, while at 40′ old Rodri dominated in another static phase, but did not find the net this time either. Thus, the first part ended at 0-1.

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Marco Rose started the second half as a substitute, who passed him Henriks in place of Klostermann. A move that was immediately appreciated by the Leipzig coach, since the German-born right back-half gave his team a breath of fresh air.

The first phase again belonged to City with Mahrez (50′). But, since then, Leipzig seemed to… wake up, having great opportunities, at 53′ and to 55′ with the newly entered ace.

Another good time with Andre Silva at 63′to redeem her pressure on 70′: Halstenberg’s cross from the left, with Guardiol leaping higher than anyone to head home. Poor release from Andersson, with the Croatian stopper leaning heavily on Diaz, but the goal counts as normal. Nothing changed dramatically in the final minutes, with 1-1 remaining until the final.

It should be noted that after the last phase and the final whistle, the City players protested for a penalty, with the VAR however not agreeing.

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The compositions of the two teams:



Leipzig (Marco Rose): Blazwicz – Klostermann (46′ Henriks), Orban, Guardiol, Halstenberg (89′ Raum) – Leimer, Slager (82′ Haidara) – Sobozlai, Forsberg (66′ Enkuku), Werner – Andre Silva (82′ Andre Silva).

Manchester City (Pep Guardiola): Ederson – Walker, Akanji, Ruben Diaz, Ake – Guidogan, Rodry – Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Grealish – Haaland.

Watch the match live here.