RB Leipzig vs Manchester City live stream, TV channel, lineups, betting odds for Champions League clash

Simon Borg

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Premier League champions Manchester City are eyeing another deep run in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League in their quest to win it for the first time, but their Round of 16 opponent is an RB Leipzig team that has defeated the Citizens before.

RB Leipzig have suffered only one loss in their last 20 matches in all competitions and they downed Manchester City in the group stage of last season's tournament.

Die Roten Bullen sit in fifth place in the Bundesliga, just four points behind leaders Bayern Munich, and they're a strong home side, scoring in all 16 of their home matches this season, including two or more goals in 13 of those contests.

The absence of Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne could be a leveler in the first leg of the aggregate-goal matchup in Germany. The decisive second leg is set for Tuesday, March 14 at the Etihad.

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What time is RB Leipzig vs Manchester City kick off?

This Champions League clash kicks off from Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Wednesday, February 22 at 9:00 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

  Date Kickoff time
Australia Thu, Feb. 23 07:00 AEDT
Canada Wed, Feb. 22 15:00 ET
Hong Kong Thu, Feb. 23 04:00 HKT
India Thu, Feb. 23 01:30 IST
Malaysia Thu, Feb. 23 04:00 MYT
New Zealand Thu, Feb. 23 09:00 NZDT
Singapore Thu, Feb. 23 04:00 SGT
UK Wed, Feb. 22 20:00 GMT
USA Wed, Feb. 22 15:00 ET

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories:

  TV channel Streaming
Australia Stan Sport
Canada DAZN
Hong Kong beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect
India Sony TEN 2 Sony LIV, JioTV
Malaysia beIN Sports 3

beIN Sports Connect, sooka

New Zealand Spark Sport
Singapore beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect, StarHub TV
UK BT Sport 1, BT Sport Ultimate BT Sport app/site
USA CBS, UniMas, TUDN fuboTV, Paramount+,
ViX+

Australia: Fans can watch every match of the UEFA Champions League with all the action streaming ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport.

Canada: Every Champions League match in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN

UK: The UEFA Champions League is carried by BT Sport's TV and streaming platforms.

USA: Fans in the USA can watch the RB Leipzig vs. Man City match in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (UniMas, TUDN, and ViX+).

When matches are televised on CBS or Univision TV outlets, those same channels are streamed on fuboTV, which is available on a free trial for new users.

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RB Leipzig vs Manchester City lineups

RB Leipzig vs. Man City lineups

RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose has star forward Christopher Nkunku on the bench after the France international made his comeback against Wolfsburg at the weekend but then suffered a knock in training. Playmaker Dani Olmo is unavailable due to a thigh injury, and centre-back and PSG loanee Abdou Diallo is out with a knee problem.

RB Leipzig starting lineup (4-2-3-1): 21-Janis Blaswich (GK) — 16-Lukas Klostermann, 4-Willi Orban, 32-Josko Gvardiol, 22-David Raum — 27-Konrad Laimer,  24-Xaver Schlager — 17-Dominik Szboboszlai, 10-Emil Forsberg, 11-Timo Werner — 19-Andre Silva

RB Leipzig subs: 13-Orjan Nyland (GK), 23-Marcel Halstenberg, 2-Mohamed Simakan, 25-Sanoussy Ba, 39-Benjamin Henrichs, 8-Amadou Haidara, 44-Kevin Kampl, 18-Christopher Nkunku, 9-Yussuf Poulsen

Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and defender Aymeric Laporte both stayed back in Manchester due to illness. John Stones is also out with a hamstring injury.

Man City starting XI (4-3-3): 31-Ederson (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 25-Manuel Akanji, 3-Ruben Dias, 6-Nathan Ake  — 20-Bernardo Silva, 16-Rodri, 8-Ilkay Gundogan — 26-Riyad Mahrez, 9-Erling Haaland, 10-Jack Grealish

Man City subs: 18-Stefan Ortega (GK), 33- Scott Carson (GK) 82-Rico Lewis, 21-Sergio Gomez, 4-Kalvin Phillips, 32-Maximo Perrone, 62-Shea Charles, 93-Alex Robertson, 47-Phil Foden, 80-Cole Palmer, 19-Julian Alvarez

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City prediction, odds

The betting market pegs Manchester City as the heavy favorites to win this first leg on the road, but bettors are on the fence as to whether we'll see a high-scoring match at Red Bull Arena or a defensive struggle in the first leg. 

Prediction: 1-1 draw

  USA
(BetMGM)
UK 
(SkyBet
)
Australia
(Neds)
Canada
(
Sports
Interaction
)
RB Leipzig win +333 10/3 4.20 4.88
Draw +250 13/5 3.50 3.85
Manchester City win -120 4/5 1.85 1.66
Over/Under 2.5 goals -115 / -120 10/11, 4/5 1.88 / 1.85 1.86 / 1.91
Both teams to score Y/N -125 / -115 4/6, 11/10 1.75 / 1.95 1.73 / 1.87

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.