Manchester City take on the visitors RB Leipzig in the second leg of UEFA Champions League 1/8-finals. The first leg result: 1-1. The match will be played on Tuesday, February 14th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
The Citizens welcome the spring season in an unusual status this year - everyone has become accustomed to Manchester City being the number one football force in the misty Albion. But it seems that even the team has grown tired of this status. It began with a defeat in the Super Cup and continued with an unclear exit from the League Cup, and now they are playing catch-up in the Premier League. They managed to catch up to Arsenal but then allowed their competitors to distance themselves again. Of course, they can still win the Champions League and cover up all the shortcomings. It is clear that the English will be the favorites, especially since their already powerful squad received the missing element in recent years, an attacking striker in the form of Holland. However, the team plays quite indistinctly too often, as was the case in Germany in February. Even after scoring the first goal, "City" was limited to only a draw, and Erling was simply without the ball too often. On the other hand, their ordinary class has been enough for a strategically successful result, a 1-1 draw.
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The Bulls played the same scenario as in the previous season, only in a more condensed timeframe. The crushing defeat in the 1st round of the group stage of the Champions League against "Shakhtar" became the final push to dismiss the recent hero, Domenico Tedesco. Marco Rose, who replaced him as head coach, quickly fixed everything and, among other things, managed to overtake the "miners" with his new charges and qualify for the knockout stage of the main European cup. There was progress in the Bundesliga, and it continued in January after the break. But then problems arose again. Against the background of point losses, they had to start in the round of 16 of the Champions League. It seemed like they did not do too badly in the end: after conceding first from Mahrez, the Germans were able to regroup and level the score. However, firstly, they did not have any real chances of achieving anything more significant, and a 1-1 draw was the maximum for the current "RB Leipzig". Secondly, in the context of a two-match confrontation, it is still a result closer to failure. After all, any defeat away from home will lead to elimination. Is there a real chance to hold out for a draw with hopes of success in a penalty shootout?
The clubs have already played against each other in 2021. However, it was during the group stage, so it is not surprising that the English, who won 6-3 at home and had already decided everything for themselves, allowed the hosts to score a late 2-1 victory in Leipzig. Perhaps Pep Guardiola's charges will not be able to repeat the result from two seasons ago but still they should have advantage and to win confidently.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win with 0.0 handicap.
