With a superior time for each team, Leipzig and City finished the first game of the round of 16 tied 1-1; Haaland again was missing in the match
In a match valid for the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Champions League 2022/23O RB Leipzig tied with the manchester city by the score of 1 to 1. The goals were scored by gvardiol It is Mahrez, respectively. With that, the two teams will go with everything equal for the return game, in the Etihad Stadiumat England.
The referee gave the opening whistle and what was seen on the field were the two teams with their very clear proposals. While City tried to enter the opposing area through the exchange of passes, Leipzig accelerated on the counterattacks, always closing the marking very well and not giving any space for the English attack to finish with danger.
The home team took a risk and even with the pressure from the citizens, they kicked the ball on the ground from the goalkeeper. However, it soon went wrong, when the defender got in the way and City stole the ball close to the area, relying on a pass from Grealish for Mahrez open the score. For the remainder of the first half, ball possession was largely dominated by the Manchester team, reaching 79% at one point.
On the way back from the break, the game seemed to have completely reversed, as Leipzig, needing to seek the tie, went out for the game and did not give chances to City. The Germans dominated the actions and in 10 minutes, they created everything they owed in the first stage. With the enormous pressure, the goal was a matter of time, until in a cross in the area, gvardiol he climbed higher than the defense and headed hard to fill Ederson’s nets.
The game gradually equalized and the chances stopped coming so often. haaland, City’s great hope for goals, had another very dull match, with only one clear goal opportunity, but which ended in a clumsy shot by the Norwegians out of bounds. The curious fact goes to Guardiola, what didn’t change the team even once during the match.
Source: sportbuzz
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