RB Leipzig – Manchester City

In Germany, fans will see three or more goals scored.

Undoubtedly, what has been happening around the Manchester club could not fail to affect the psychological and emotional state of its coaching staff and players for long. When everyone around you is discussing future sanctions against the team you play for, while bookmakers are offering odds suggesting that Manchester City are more likely to be relegated at the end of the current Premier League season than to retain their top-flight status, even the most level-headed player would start thinking about his future. This probably became one of the reasons for the decline in form that the Citizens encountered for the first time this season. Until October 24, Manchester City had not slipped up domestically, either in the Premier League or the League Cup, with their only defeat coming against PSG in the Champions League. However, their last two league matches ended in victories for their opponents. First, Aston Villa upset the Manchester fans, and last weekend Brighton took all three points away from the Etihad. Of course, these are serious opponents, but Enzo Maresca's squad has considerably greater potential. While the Citizens can no longer change the results of their recent matches, they are quite capable of returning to winning ways in the Champions League. In the previous round of the league phase, they thrashed AEK 5–1. Overall, Manchester City have scored at least two goals in every round of Europe's premier tournament. Despite Leipzig's noticeable progress last season, the club's management dismissed Ole Werner and appointed Martin Demichelis as head coach. The choice of the Argentine as manager is still being hotly debated in the press and among the fans. Many consider it a mistake. This is especially true against the backdrop of the departures of two team leaders, Yan Diomande and Loïs Openda, who were replaced on the transfer market only through the loan return of their former star Christopher Nkunku from Milan. After Leipzig's defeats to Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in mid-October, with an aggregate score of 2–10, the wave of criticism directed at Demichelis did not subside, but three consecutive victories for the Bulls calmed the situation ahead of their match against Manchester City. Admittedly, those wins came against considerably weaker opponents. The hosts are quite capable of taking part in a goal-scoring shootout with their upcoming opponent.