RB Leipzig v Man City preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Manchester City head to Germany on Wednesday 4th November, with kick-off against RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena set for 8.00pm UK time. It's a Champions League League Phase clash that could go a long way to shaping City's route through the rest of the competition.
City sit second in the Premier League domestically, and in the Champions League table they've made a solid start, currently on course after two wins and a defeat from their opening three games. Leipzig, by contrast, have had a tougher time of it in Europe this term, picking up just one win from their three fixtures so far.
Looking at Champions League form specifically, Leipzig's last three games read LWL - a heavy loss away at Como, a win over PSV at home, and then a defeat away at Real Madrid. City's own last three in the competition read WLW, beating Porto away, losing at home to PSG, then bouncing back with a big win over AEK Athens. In all competitions, Leipzig have won their last three after a couple of early defeats, while City's results in all competitions have been more mixed of late.
There's a personal angle to this one too, with Manchester Evening News reporting on the Leipzig reunion angle given Martin Demichelis, formerly of City, is now in charge at the German club (Manchester Evening News). ESPN note that Leipzig have already faced some big European nights this season, including heavy defeats to both Como and Real Madrid (ESPN).
On the team news front, Sports Mole have been running the rule over City's squad, with updates on the injury and suspension picture ahead of the trip, including the latest on Antoine Semenyo (Sports Mole). Manchester Evening News report that City's training squad was confirmed on Tuesday with three players absent from the session (Manchester Evening News). There's also been plenty of build-up from the manager and players, with Manchester Evening News covering Enzo Maresca and Phil Foden speaking to the press ahead of the game (Manchester Evening News), while ManCity.com's own coverage includes Foden's comments describing Leipzig as "a good attacking team" (ManCity.com). Sports Mole have also put together predicted lineups for the clash (Sports Mole), and Manchester Evening News report that their predicted City XI would see Rayan Cherki left out with some defensive calls to be made (Manchester Evening News).
Foden has also been discussing his own form this season, with Manchester Evening News reporting on his comments about a new aim following City's reaction to facing Manchester United (Manchester Evening News).
With Leipzig having shipped goals in their heaviest European defeats this season and City having shown they can score freely in this campaign, both sides will fancy their chances of making an impact in what should be an entertaining European night.
Kick-off at the Red Bull Arena is 8.00pm UK time on Wednesday 4th November.
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