RBL to face Manchester City in UCL last 16

RB Leipzig will take on Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16! The draw for the first knockout round was made in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday. The Red Bulls faced the English champions in the group stage last season.

Marco Rose’s side will play the first leg at home at the RB Arena on 14th/15th or 21st/22nd February, before the second leg in Manchester on 7th/8th or 14th/15th March 2023.

Manchester City

Manchester City are without a doubt one of the best clubs in world football. The eight-time English champions have a start-studded squad which includes the likes of Ruben Dias, Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland.

The Citizens are led by world class coach Pep Guardiola, one of the most influential coaches in the modern game.

UCL round of 16 fixtures:

First legs:

Tuesday 14th February 2023

AC Milan – Tottenham Hotspur
Paris Saint-Germain – FC Bayern Munich

Wednesday 15th February 2023

Club Bruges – SL Benfica
Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea

Tuesday 21st February 2023

Liverpool – Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt – SSC Napoli

Wednesday 22nd February 2023

RB Leipzig – Manchester City
Inter Milan – FC Porto

Second legs:

Tuesday 7th March 2023

SL Benfica – Club Bruges
Chelsea – Borussia Dortmund

Wednesday 8th March 2023

Tottenham Hotspur – AC Milan
Bayern Munich – Paris Saint-Germain

Tuesday 14th March 2023

Manchester City – RB Leipzig
FC Porto – Inter Milan

Wednesday 15th March 2023

Real Madrid – Liverpool
SSC Napoli – Eintracht Frankfurt

Florian Scholz on Manchester City:

“Manchester City is a very challenging but attractive draw for us. Pep Guardiola’s team have a lot of stars in addition to Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne and are one of the favourites for the trophy. We know City from last season and recently showed against Real Madrid that we can match the very best teams on our day. When you get to the last 16, of course you want to advance.”