RB Leipzig v Manchester City: Champions League team news and probable line-ups

RB Leipzig host Manchester City at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday evening in a meeting between two sides heading into the fourth matchday of the Champions League league phase in contrasting form.

Leipzig have developed a strong record of avoiding defeat on home soil, while Manchester City arrive in Germany after suffering consecutive losses in the league. The match will therefore test the hosts’ resilience at home against a City side looking to respond in European competition.

RB Leipzig

The German side have several selection concerns before the fixture. Maxime Esteve missed the weekend’s league victory away to Schalke 04 because of a minor physical problem, but is hoping to recover in time to feature against Manchester City.

Benno Kaltefleiter, Marc Guiu, Samba Konate and Assan Ouedraogo remain unavailable as they continue their spells on the injury list.

Leipzig’s probable starting XI is:

Goalkeeper: Maarten Vandevoordt

Defenders: Ridle Baku, Willi Orban, Castello Lukeba, David Raum

Midfielders: Ezechiel Banzuzi, Neil El Aynaoui, Christopher Nkunku

Forwards: Brajan Gruda, Romulo Cardoso, Antonio Nusa

Manchester City

Manchester City have fewer injury problems to manage ahead of the trip to Germany. Their only notable absence last weekend was Antoine Semenyo, leaving Enzo Maresca with a largely available squad for the Champions League encounter.

The proposed City line-up is:

Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma

Defenders: Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Rayan Cherki, Enzo Fernandez

Forwards: Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku

The match will be Manchester City’s fourth league-phase fixture of the Champions League, with Leipzig aiming to make home advantage count at the Red Bull Arena.

The pre-match betting prices list Leipzig at 5.25 to win, with the draw priced at 4.75. Manchester City are rated the favourites at 1.53.