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RB Leipzig will host Manchester City at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, October 4th in a crucial Champions League Group G clash. This will be a rematch of last season’s round of 16 encounter where City humiliated Leipzig 7-0 on aggregate.

Both teams got off to winning starts in Europe with 3-1 victories in their opening matches. Leipzig overcame Young Boys while City came from behind to beat Red Star Belgrade.

The German side have been in stellar form domestically as well, beating Bayern Munich 3-0 in the Super Cup and going unbeaten in their last seven across all competitions. However, they needed a late comeback to salvage a 2-2 draw against Bayern in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Meanwhile, City suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat at Wolves in the Premier League last weekend, just days after getting knocked out of the EFL Cup by Newcastle. This ended a long unbeaten run for Pep Guardiola’s men.

Guardiola will hope the Champions League brings a return to winning ways, especially with key midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri still sidelined. New signing Erling Haaland has continued his goalscoring exploits but the defense looks unusually vulnerable.

For Leipzig, strikers Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner remain injury doubts. But Belgian Lois Openda has stepped up impressively, bagging four Bundesliga goals already. Meanwhile, teenage playmaker Xavi Simons has shone since arriving from PSG this summer.

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When the teams last met in March, City produced a masterclass, with Mahrez, Foden and Sterling all scoring in a 7-0 thrashing. Leipzig boss Marco Rose will be desperate to avoid a repeat of that humiliation on home soil.

But City have won all four of their previous meetings with Leipzig and Guardiola’s men rarely lose back-to-back games. With Haaland looking unstoppable, the English champions have the firepower to overpower Leipzig again.

Prediction: Goal.mu predicts a high-scoring draw – RB Leipzig 2-2 Manchester City.

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