In the early morning of February 23, Beijing time, in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final, Manchester City broke out in a big upset away from home, and was finally forced to draw 1-1, and did not win against Leipzig for two consecutive away games. This draw, so that the four teams of the Premier League in the first leg of the 1/8 final collectively did not win, except for Manchester City's draw, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham all lost, the Champions League pattern may usher in a big change.
In the group stage, Manchester City qualified for the top spot with 4 wins, 2 draws and 14 points, Leipzig qualified for second place with 4 wins, 2 losses and 12 points, and the two teams met again after the group stage of the 2021/22 Champions League, the last meeting between Manchester City 6-3 at home and 1-2 away from Leipzig.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham lost all three Premier League teams in the first leg, and now the pressure is on Manchester City's side, and before the game, manager Pep Guardiola confirmed the absence of attacking core De Bruyne, resulting in Manchester City's strength.
De Bruyne's absence did affect City's midfield conversion in attack and defense, and in the second half he was directly suppressed by Leipzig, became unable to play, and was equalised.
In this regard, manager Pep Guardiola was very stubborn and did not make a single substitution, Leipzig used up five substitutions in the 88th minute, and finally did not have the opportunity to take the lead.
As the most expensive player of the game, Haaland is almost sleepwalking, coupled with the lack of support from his teammates, it is difficult to get the ball. According to statistics, Haaland had 0 touches in the Leipzig penalty area in the first 60 minutes, and his performance was sluggish, and he had no chance to equal or break Aguero's single-season record of 33 goals in a single season, while becoming the youngest Mr. 30 in the Champions League to continue to postpone the achievement.
Mahrez, who scored for Manchester City, reached a career milestone, scoring his 20th Champions League goal, becoming the fifth African player and the 16th Champions League goal for Manchester City, ranking first in the team.
In addition, at the Champions League knockout level, Mahrez scored the seventh goal for Manchester City, behind De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero with nine goals.
Detailed review of the competition——
In the 26th minute, Leipzig made a mistake in a passing at the back, Grealish broke the ball and split the ball, Gundogan made the ball and Mahrez burst into the box to push the goal and give Manchester City a 1-0 lead.
In the 55th minute, Leipzig's pass disrupted City's defensive position, and Henrichs missed the opportunity by inserting a single shot into the box and sliding through the goal.
In the 69th minute, Leipzig took a tactical corner kick, Halsternberg crossed and Gervardior scored with a header to help Leipzig equalise 1-1.