RB Leipzig vs Man City - Champions League: start time, team news

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City travel to Germany to face RB Leipzig in a crucial Champions League last-16 tie - with City chasing their first-ever title in the competition.

Guardiola’s side are coming off a draw away to Nottingham Forest in their last game - with Bernardo Silva scoring City’s only goal.

The dramatic game against Forest blew the title race wide open again despite City beating Arsenal 3-1 last week.

Now, Guardiola’s side will turn their attention to their upcoming Champions League clash with Leipzig - with the English side enjoying a good spell in the competition so far.

City were unbeaten in the group stage - winning four and drawing twice as they ended up finishing top of Group G.

As for Leipzig, Marco Rose’s side are only four points off first-place Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga - and are coming off a 3-0 win away to Wolfsburg.

After losing their first two Champions League group stage games against Shakhtar Donetsk and Real Madrid, Leipzig would win their next four to finish second in Group F and earn themselves a spot in the next round.

Sportsmail breaks down everything you need to know ahead of Leipzig’s meeting with City, including start time, TV channels and team news.

When is RB Leipzig vs Manchester City?

Leipzig will face City this evening (Wednesday, February 22), with kick-off getting underway at 8pm.

The last-16 showdown will take place at the Red Bull Arena.

The two sides have only faced each other twice in the Champions League - with City winning the first encounter and losing the second game.

Nathan Ake, Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Joao Cancelo, and Gabriel Jesus all scored in a 6-3 win for Pep’s side in the first meeting.

The German side would get their revenge in the next showdown- with Dominik Szoboszlai and Andre Silva both scoring in a 2-1 win for Leipzig.

How to watch

Leipzig’s clash with City will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage getting underway at 7pm.

The game will also be streamed live on BT Sport’s official app.

Match highlights will be uploaded to BT Sport’s YouTube channel after the game.

Sportsmail will also be covering the game live, so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here.

Team News

Kevin De Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte will not feature against Leipzig - with both men not travelling to Germany with the rest of the squad.

John Stones remains unavailable - with Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake likely to feature at the back for City.

As for Leipzig, the German side could name an unchanged team from the one that played against Wolfsburg in their last game.

Andre Silva is likely to lead the line - with Timo Werner, Emil Forsberg, and Szoboszlai playing behind the forward.

What’s been said?

Over the years, City have fallen short in the Champions League. The side reached their first final against Chelsea in 2021 - but were beaten 1-0 by Thomas Tuchel's side thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz.

City's number one keeper, Ederson, believes that the club will be hoping to go all the way and that they are more than 'capable' of competing for the title.

'That's our main objective, the main objective of the club. We've been trying [to win it] and will carry on trying. We haven't won it yet; we reached the final [in 2021], and a few semi-finals, and we didn't come out of it with a good result,' Ederson said when speaking to UEFA.

'But I think this year, we're more than capable of getting to the final and challenging for the title.

'We're coming after it. We're a group of great quality and that shows how much the club has developed over the last five or six years, with Premier League titles, [English League Cups], FA Cups, Community Shields.

'Now this title is what the club needs, it's what we athletes need and it's what [Pep] Guardiola needs here at the club, too. This year, we're going to try. We're going after it.'