Defeat in Manchester despite strong showing.

The RBL boys looked to keep things tight from the outset. Xavi had the first real chance of the game, as his shot from outside of the box was inches away from giving us an early lead (5'). RBL kept trying to exploit the gaps in City's defence and got their reward in the 13th minute. Janis Blaswich played a long ball forward to Lois Openda, who beat Manuel Akanji for pace and was through on goal. Our top scorer found himself one-on-one with Stefan Ortega and made no mistake to put us in front.

The Cityzens almost levelled things up through Ruben Dias' header and Rico Lewis also went close for the reigning European champions (16', 30'). Leipzig weren't phased by the chances and carved out another opportunity of their own. Once again, it was Lois Openda with the ball at his feet, as he slipped past Ruben Dias, before sending Josko Gvardiol the wrong way in the box and firing the ball into the bottom corner to put Leipzig 2-0 up!

The Sky Blues dominated the ball after the half-time break, but didn't create anything clear cut until the 54th minute. Phil Foden played the ball through to Erling Haaland and the Norwegian got one back for City. The hosts searched for an equaliser, but RBL didn't give them much room to manoeuvre. Eventually, City's pressure led to a chance for Foden, who slotted the ball home to level things up (70'). Leipzig responded well through Benjamin Sesko, who tested Stefan Ortega immediately after the equaliser (72'). In the closing stages of the game, Julian Alvarez put City in front from close range (87').