RB Leipzig vs Man City

Man City drew 1-1 with Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.

"Our game was a bit sloppy in the second half. "At the end as well, we had a couple of chances to get the winner. At the end of the day, it's a good result to take home. Obviously now, we have to finish the job at the Etihad. This is the Champions League, simple things get punished easily." However, the German side responded through Josko Gvardiol's towering header to keep the tie finely poised ahead of the return leg at the Etihad.

On Wednesday night, Manchester City will return to Champions League action when they take on RB Leipzig in the first leg of the Last 16 in Germany.

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ROB DRAPER: Their heads were down, however, because they had seen enough in the second half to know that the familiar Manchester City flaws were beginning ...

They're solid when in possession, as the system is regulated and hard to penetrate. Yet when a disruptor comes along and they end up on the back foot, the system doesn't adjust. 'There is a missed concept in football when people say: "Why were you bad in the second half?" The good news for City is there won't be a Premier League threat this season. But when a side begins to press, win the ball back and play, there's so much space in behind where those full backs should be. Guardiola had gone with a back three, with Kyle Walker virtually right wing and Riyad Mahrez allowed the freedom to drift inside when he wished. That said, it shouldn't be quite to easy to disrupt City. Like a niggling muscle injury, which can lie dormant much of the year yet rears its ugly head when the intensity of training steps up, City are approaching that stage in the But it did give a hint of how those issues manifest themselves in the latter stages of this competition. He usually saves those for the semi-final or final of this competition. You played the game you needed to play.' With that he directed them over to the City fans for a prolonged moment of mutual applause. Come the second half, RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose took Pep on at his own game.

Pep Guardiola said he might "play with nine strikers" in Manchester City's return clash against RB Leipzig after their disappointing draw in Germany.

It doesn’t mean I have to do the substitutions. WHAT THEY SAID: "I have the opportunity to have five substitutions. After the game, the City boss defended his decision and suggested he might try a "crazy" formation in the second leg.