RB Leipzig v Manchester City predictions: No let up from reshuffled visitors

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for RB Leipzig v Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Where to watch

BT Sport 2, 5.45pm Tuesday

Best bet

Manchester City
1pt 21-20 Coral

Team news

RB Leipzig
Youssuf Poulsen is struggling while Willi Orban and Hugo Nuova have been self-isolating. Dani Olmo, Marcelo Sarrachi, Marcel Halstenberg, Ilaix Moriba and Amadou Haidara have been injured.

Manchester City
Gabriel Jesus picked up an issue at Watford and will join Ferran Torres in sitting out the game.

Match preview

Punters figuring out Pep Guardiola's plans for Manchester City's dead rubber in Leipzig might want to look back 12 months for guidance.

A 0-0 draw in Porto on matchday five this time last year had banked top spot in Group C for the Premier League giants and gave them a free hit against Marseille on matchday six. In front of no fans, a reshuffled City thumped the Frenchmen 3-0.

City have once again nailed top spot and again will bow out of the group phase in front of no fans, this time in Leipzig where a strong-enough side can take care of their troubled hosts.

Leipzig look to be there for the taking. In the grip of a Covid crisis, 14th in the Bundesliga after three straight defeats and now managerless following Jesse Marsch's exit, confidence in the camp appears to have been drained.

Marsch's assistant Achim Beierlozer, himself just out of quarantine, has been handed the reins for this task which does carry significance for Leipzig, who need to match Brugge's result - they play Paris Saint-Germain - to ensure a Europa League berth.

Leipzig have looked decent at times this term – they beat Dortmund and drew with PSG – but they are a pale shadow of the Julian Nagelsmann side which was gutted in the summer.

Crushed 6-3 in Manchester back in September, Leipzig will be taking on a different-looking City team. But being able to draft in Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fernandinho and one or two others, merely shows the strength in depth at City who can sign off with a win.

Key stat

No two sides have been involved in games with more goals than Leipzig (26) and City (25) in this season's group stage

Inside info

RB Leipzig

Penalty taker Emil Forsberg
Free-kick wizard Christopher Nkunku/Dominik Szoboszlai
Set-piece aerial threat Lukas Klostermann/Nordi Mukiele
Card magnet Angelino

Manchester City

Penalty taker Kevin De Bruyne
Free-kick wizardKevin De Bruyne/Riyad Mahrez
Set-piece aerial threatJohn Stones
Card magnet Aymeric Laporte/Joao Cancelo

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