At 4 a.m. Beijing time on February 23, a match in the first leg of the 1/8 final of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League began at the Red Bull Arena, with Bundesliga team Leipzig hosting Premier League giants Manchester City. In the first half, Gundogan assisted Mahrez's goal with his heel, giving Manchester City the lead; In the second half, Leipzig defender Gvardior equalised with a header. In the end, Leipzig shook hands with Manchester City 1-1 at home, and the two sides did not win or lose in the first leg, and the suspense of promotion will be revealed in the second leg.
In the 14th minute, Manchester City took a corner kick from the right and Dias nodded in front of the goal and his header was denied by goalkeeper Blaswich Vic. In the 18th minute, Walker's undercut was cleared, and Rodri's long-range shot from the edge of the box went high.
In the 27th minute, Leipzig made a mistake in passing at the back, Grealish made a steal in front and went straight to the point, Gundogan tapped his heel on the line of the box, Mahrez scored with the ball in the arc of the box, Manchester City led 1-0!
In the 30th minute, Manchester City took a corner kick from the right, Rodri leaned over and headed the ball past the goal, Haaland missed the ball on the right side. In the 36th minute, Bernardo Silva used his ability to cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Grealish cut inside the ball from the left and shot high.
In stoppage time, Leipzig counter-attacked in the middle of the box and Timo Werner cut inside the left side of the box and fired a low shot into the far corner that was denied by Ederson. At the end of the first half, Manchester City went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Leipzig replaced Klostermann with Henrichs. In the 50th minute, Manchester City made a tackle on the left side of the box, Gundogan knocked back from the left side of the penalty area, and Mahrez's back-row volley from the back of the box was blocked by the defender.
In the 53rd minute, a cross from the left side of the Leipzig penalty area was crossed and Henrichs' header from the middle of the box went high over the crossbar. In the 55th minute, Sobosloy scored the ball from the right of the arc in the penalty area, and Henrichs met the ball from the right side of the box and pushed it into the far corner.
In the 63rd minute, Andre Silva went down the left side of the penalty area and before hitting from a tight angle, Ederson came out to block the ball out of the box. In the 66th minute, Leipzig sent Nkunku to replace Forsberg.
In the 68th minute, Manchester City counterattacked, Grealish went straight inside the central circle, Haaland with the ball to the right of the penalty area to volley from a small angle and slid past the goal. In the 69th minute, Leipzig took a tactical corner kick from the left and Sobosloy stopped the ball on the left side of the edge of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot, and Ederson flew to save the ball off the line.
In the 70th minute, Leipzig opened a tactical corner kick on the left side, Halstenberg crossed near the bottom line outside the box, and Gervadior fully jumped in the middle of the box to score with the momentum of Tarzan, Leipzig equalized 1-1!
In the 73rd minute, Grealish burst into the box with the ball on the left and crossed, and Gundogan's shot from the middle of the box was saved by goalkeeper Brasvic. In the 82nd minute, Leipzig replaced Heidara and Poulsen, replacing Schlagel and Silva.
In the 89th minute, Leipzig replaced Halsthenberg with Raum for the last substitution, and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola did not make a single substitution in his entire game. In the 92nd minute, Manchester City opened a tactical corner kick on the right side, a 45-degree cross created a scuffle in the box, the ball was blocked by the defender and received by goalkeeper Braswich, Manchester City players complained about the Leipzig player handball in the box, but the referee did not say.
In the end, Leipzig drew 1-1 at home to Manchester City, and the second leg of the meeting between the two sides will be played in the early hours of March 15 Beijing time.
Line-ups for both sides: