RB Leipzig vs Manchester City (UEFA Champions League): Match Preview, Team News, Head to Head, How to Watch

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City (UEFA Champions League): Match Preview, Team News, Head to Head, How to Watch City suffered a third defeat in six matches on Saturday, with a narrow loss to Brighton and Hove Albion seeing them slip to second place in the Premier League. The visitors needed just 11 minutes to find the net, capitalising on another lapse in concentration from Manchester City 's defence to allow Yasin Ayari to fire home from close range. The opener came after the first of three handball appeals from the hosts, with referee Craig Pawson waving away all three, much to the frustration of City players and supporters alike. The result marked Manchester City 's second consecutive league defeat and extended their winless run against Brighton in the Premier League to five matches. Despite the setback, Maresca's side were not without their opportunities, outperforming the visitors for possession, shots on target and expected goals. However, Brighton's defence stood firm, with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen delivering a man-of-the-match performance to leave the hosts frustrated once again. The defeat raises further questions over the Blues' ability to turn territorial dominance into tangible results, particularly as defensive lapses continue to undermine their attacking efforts. With consecutive league defeats now threatening to derail their momentum, Maresca will be looking for a response in City's next outing. Up next is a European clash with Martin Demichelis' RB Leipzig. In the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City currently sit in 10th place with two wins from three matches. RB Leipzig go into this one in 30th on three points, with their only win coming against PSV Eindhoven. Former Manchester City man Demichelis has guided his side to fourth place in the Bundesliga, with five wins from eight. Their last match, a 0-2 win against 17th place Schalke. Only Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich have scored more in the opening eight matches. For the Blues, Napoli, Barcelona, and Sporting all lie ahead, a win against Leipzig would be more than welcome in the pursuit of automatic qualification for the knockouts with such a tough run coming up. Leipzig will be desperate for every point they can get as they lie just three points ahead of last-placed Slovan Bratislava. Here is everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday night's clash! Match Details Red Bull Leipzig will host Manchester City at the Red Bull arena on Wednesday 3 November, kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 UK. Match Officials Marco Guida has been appointed as the referee for Manchester City's clash against RB Leipzig in Germany this week. You can find the full list of match officials here ! Team News Both sides come into this one with a relatively clean bill of health. With the exception of Antoine Semenyo , who remains unavailable following his injury in the clash against Ipswich, Enzo Maresca has a fully fit squad at his disposal. Martin Demichelis will be without ex-Burnley defender  Maxime Esteve (knock), Assan Ouedraogo (shoulder), and former Chelsea man Marc Guiu (muscle injury). Press Conference Quotes Enzo Maresca and a member of the Manchester City first-team will preview the European tie from 20:10 UK on Tuesday from Leipzig. Refresh for updates. Head to Head Since the first time in 2021, Manchester City and Red Bull Leipzig have faced off six times. City have won four of those fixtures while RB Leipzig have won just one. Most famously, the Blues beat Wednesday's hosts 7-0 on their way to the 2022-23 Champions League final, with Erling Haaland scoring five of the Blues' seven. Their most recent meeting was in the 2023-24 season, when the two faced off in the group stages. That day, City edged a five goal contest, winning 3-2. Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, and Julian Alvarez were the goalscorers in that one. Leipzig's only win came back in 2021 with Dominik Szoboszlai and Andre Silva scoring their goals, Riyad Mahrez's 76th minute goal proved to be a case of too little too late. RB Leipzig have won their previous five home matches to an aggregate score of 19-0 across all competitions. Manchester City have never failed to score against Leipzig. Erling Haaland has a record of 12 goals in eight appearances against RB Leipzig for City and Borussia Dortmund. Leipzig have scored eight goals across their last three matches, while Manchester City have not kept a clean sheet for five matches. RB Leipzig are currently 12 matches unbeaten at home across all competitions. Erling Haaland is currently the top scorer in this years competition with four goals in two matches. He sits joint first in Champions League goal involvements for City, level with Phil Foden. Despite leading the scoring charts, no one has missed more big chances than Haaland's six. Leipzig's Marten Vandevoort and Manchester City's Gianluigi Donnarumma are the only two keepers in the Champions League to have saved a penalty this year. How to Watch For City fans in the UK, the match will be shown on TNT Sports 2 and HBO Max , with radio coverage available on BBC Radio Manchester . Full international TV listings are available here!