Croatian defender Joško Guardiol saved the bulls from defeat.
On Wednesday, February 22, the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League took place, in which “RB Leipzig” faced “Manchester City”.
The meeting took place at the Red Bull Arena stadium and ended with a score of 1:1.
Football players of the English club opened the score in the game – in the 27th minute of the match, the Algerian winger of “Gorodyan” Riyad Mahrez scored a goal after a pass from Ilkay Gundogan.
The hosts managed to equalize the game in the second half. In the 68th minute of the meeting, the Croatian defender of the “Bulls” Yoshko Guardiol distinguished himself with a pass from Marcel Galstenberg.
“RB Leipzig” – “Manchester City” – 1:1
goals: Guardiol, 70, Mahrez, 27
“RB Leipzig”: Blasvich, Klostermann (Henrichs, 46), Orban, Guardiol, Halstenberg (Raum, 88), Leimer, Schlager (Aidara, 82), Soboslai, Forsberg (Nkunku, 66), Werner, A. Silva (Poulsen)
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Diaz, Akanji, Ake, Rodry, Gundogan, Mahrez, B. Silva, Grealish, Holland
Warning: Heinrichs
Match review:
The rematch between “Manchester City” and “RB Leipzig” will take place on March 14 in England. Based on the results of the two-match confrontation, the quarter-finalists of this year’s UEFA Champions League draw will be determined.
As a reminder, the final of the 2022/2023 Champions League season will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
Real Madrid is the current winner of the tournament. In the final of last season, the Spanish club beat Liverpool.
