RB Leipzig take on the visitors Manchester City in the first leg of UEFA Champions League 1/8-finals. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 22nd at Red Bull Arena (Leipzig).
RB Leipzig, on the one hand, stepped on the same rake as last season. But at the same time, they were able to squeeze successful results out of it. The savior in the situation of 2021/2022, Domenico Tedesco, was dismissed at the very beginning of autumn. By the way, the reason was a devastating 1-4 defeat in the opening round to Shakhtar Donetsk. Moreover, already with Rosa, the Bulls lost to Real Madrid. However, under Marko they were able to win both matches against Celtic, and then they took revenge on both the Spanish grandee and the Ukrainian champion. By the way, with the new mentor, the Bulls have sharply added in the Bundesliga. They were able to climb into the group of leaders by the break, and confidently went through January (a draw with Bayern and a couple of victories). But there were setbacks in the current calendar month. February began with a goalless match in Cologne, and then lost at home to a direct competitor, Union. But in the last round of the Bundesliga, it was possible to confidently defeat Wolfsburg, 3-0.
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Manchester City have long been building towards winning the Champions League, for which they spent over a billion and are currently facing serious allegations from the national football association. This may be putting significant pressure on the club, which already has problems on the domestic arena. They have lost many points, and have suffered disappointing defeats in the Super Cup and the League Cup, from historical rival Liverpool and crisis-hit Southampton, respectively. Even though they managed to level with Arsenal after 3-1 win, they then had a setback against Nottingham Forest on the weekend, which Arsenal quickly took advantage of. However, the successes at domestic level are already quite usual for the City. Guardiola wants to finally win the CL’s trophy again, for the first time since leaving Barcelona. But so far, his only final with the English team in 2021 ended in a 0-1 defeat to Chelsea. And last spring, with an advantage both at home and in Madrid, Manchester City somehow managed to lose to Real in the semi-finals.
In the last season the teams played in the same group. Then the Citizens won at home with a score of 6-3. And in the final round of the group stage, they allowed the Germans to win at home 2-1. Manchester City are of course the favorites, but they are still inconsistent. So it is worth sticking to the option with a bet on total over 2.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
