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LeipzigRB Leipzig
Man CityManchester City
Champions League
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Kickoff at 20:00 BST
Red Bull Arena
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United Kingdom
TNT Sports
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Abdullah Mulla
Sun 01 Oct 2023, 13:00
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Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's UEFA Champions League Group G trip to Leipzig.
WHEN AND WHERE
We face RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday 4 October, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 (UK).
The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, and you can keep across all of the action via the official app, as well as the key moments on Twitter: @ManCity.
Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from Germany in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, whilst our Matchday Live show will begin at 18:45 (UK).
Steph Houghton, Nedum Onuoha and Shaun Wright-Phillips are special guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight at half-time and in greater detail after the final whistle.
They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.
During the game you can listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Kit Symons while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights from the match, as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+] will also be available.
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PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW
Pep Guardiola Pep Guardiola says Bernardo Silva and John Stones will travel with the squad for the Champions League away game at RB Leipzig.
Bernardo had to come off injured two weeks ago just before half-time in the 3-1 UCL win over Red Star Belgrade.
He’s since missed Premier League games against Nottingham Forest and Wolves and the Carabao Cup match at Newcastle United.
Stones hasn’t featured since the Community Shield game with Arsenal back at the start of August.
“They feel better, Bernardo better than John,” said Guardiola as he spoke to the media.
“Both travel and we are going to decide tomorrow.
“Really happy that they’re back. John couldn’t play one minute this season and Bernardo had a pre-season with the birth of his beautiful daughter and also was injured a little bit, with disruptions, which made it a little bit longer.
“But they’re back which is good news for us.”
Meanwhile, Rodrigo is able to return to the fold for tomorrow night’s clash after sitting out the Newcastle Carabao Cup match and Wolves Premier League game, following his red card against Forest.
GROUP STANDINGS
City and Leipzig have identical records after Matchday One, both securing 3-1 victories over Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys respectively.
PREVIOUS MEETING
Erling Haaland’s five goals, Ilkay Gundogan’s accurate strike and a stunning Kevin de Bruyne effort propelled us into the last eight of the UEFA Champions League with a 7-0 (8-1 aggregate) victory over RB Leipzig in last season’s competition.
That was the return leg, after we were held to a 1-1 draw at the Red Bull Arena in the first match of the tie.
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LAST TIME OUT
In our last Champions League fixture, we came from behind to beat Red Star Belgrade 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium last month.
RB Leipzig also won 3-1 against our other Group G rivals Young Boys.
Our last match across all competitions was in the Premier League, where we fell to a 2-1 defeat against Wolves.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Artur Dias POR Assistant referees: Paulo Soares POR, Pedro Ribeiro POR Fourth official: Fabio Oliveira Melo POR Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
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