RB Leipzig vs Manchester City Competition – Champions League Stadium: Red Bull Arena Date: 4th November 2026 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
The Red Bull Arena has not been an easy venue for Manchester City in this competition, with RB Leipzig avoiding defeat in two of their three home meetings with the English side. Wednesday’s league phase game comes with both teams needing points. Leipzig are 30th on three after two defeats in their opening three games, while City are 10th on six. The hosts arrive on a three-match winning run, while City were beaten 1-0 at home by Brighton on Saturday. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT.
Saturday’s 2-0 win at Schalke was Leipzig’s third in a row. Four days earlier they beat RW Essen 2-1 away in the DFB-Pokal, and before that they won 4-0 at home to Elversberg, keeping clean sheets in both league games of the run. The two oldest results were heavy away defeats, 4-1 at Real Madrid in the Champions League and 6-1 at Bayern Munich. That makes three wins and two defeats, with 10 goals scored and 11 conceded, and all but one of those goals against came in the two defeats.
City have three wins and two defeats from their last five, scoring 11 and conceding eight. The most recent was a 1-0 home defeat to Brighton on Saturday, three days after they beat the same opponents on penalties in the Carabao Cup following a 2-2 draw. Before those, they lost 2-1 at Aston Villa and won 5-1 at home to AEK Athens in the Champions League, while the oldest result is a 3-2 home win over Ipswich. Saturday’s defeat was the only game in the sample in which City failed to score, and they have lost two of their last three league games.
City have the upper hand in recent meetings, with three wins to Leipzig’s one and a draw, and they are unbeaten in the last four. The most recent was a 3-2 City win at home in November 2023, and before that City won 3-1 at the Red Bull Arena in October 2023. The heaviest result in the sample was a 7-0 City win at home in March 2023, three weeks after a 1-1 draw in Leipzig. Leipzig’s only win was a 2-1 home victory in December 2021, and all five meetings came in this competition.
Manchester City sit 10th in the league phase on six points, with RB Leipzig 30th on three. A City win would take them to nine points, level with the top five on current standings.
In Germany, the match is streaming on DAZN Germany and DAZN2 Germany. UK viewers can watch on TNT Sports 2 or stream it through HBO Max, while in the USA it’s on Paramount+ and DAZN USA.
Possible Lineups
RB Leipzig
4-5-1
HOMEManchester City
4-3-3
AWAYRB Leipzig — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Schalke | 0-2 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 31.10.26 |
| ✓ | RW Essen | 1-2 | RB Leipzig | DFB-Pokal | 27.10.26 |
| ✓ | RB Leipzig | 4-0 | Elversberg | Bundesliga | 24.10.26 |
| ✕ | Real Madrid | 4-1 | RB Leipzig | Champions League | 21.10.26 |
| ✕ | Bayern Munich | 6-1 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | 17.10.26 |
Manchester City — Form
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✕ | Manchester City | 0-1 | Brighton | Premier League | 31.10.26 |
| ✓ | Manchester City | 2-2 (4-3 pens) | Brighton | EFL Cup | 28.10.26 |
| ✕ | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Manchester City | Premier League | 24.10.26 |
| ✓ | Manchester City | 5-1 | AEK Athens | Champions League | 20.10.26 |
| ✓ | Manchester City | 3-2 | Ipswich | Premier League | 17.10.26 |
Head to Head
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 3-2 | RB Leipzig | Champions League | 28.11.23 |
| RB Leipzig | 1-3 | Manchester City | Champions League | 04.10.23 |
| Manchester City | 7-0 | RB Leipzig | Champions League | 14.03.23 |
| RB Leipzig | 1-1 | Manchester City | Champions League | 22.02.23 |
| RB Leipzig | 2-1 | Manchester City | Champions League | 07.12.21 |
Where to Watch
Table
Champions League Standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
WWW
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| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
WWW
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| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
WWW
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| 4 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
WWW
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| 5 | Real Betis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
WWW
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| 6 | Stuttgart | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
DWW
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| 7 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
DWW
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| 8 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
LWW
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| 9 | Como | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
WLW
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| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
WLW
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| 11 | Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
WWL
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| 12 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
LWW
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| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
WLW
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| 14 | Bayern München | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
DDW
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| 15 | Roma | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
WLD
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| 16 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
DWL
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| 17 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
LWD
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| 18 | PSV | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
WLD
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| 19 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
LWL
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| 20 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
LLW
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| 21 | Internazionale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
WLL
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| 22 | Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
WLL
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| 23 | Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
WLL
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| 24 | LASK Linz | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
WLL
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| 25 | Sabah | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
LWL
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| 26 | Feyenoord | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
LWL
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| 27 | Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
LLW
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| 28 | Bodø / Glimt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
LWL
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| 29 | AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
LLW
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| 30 | RB Leipzig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
LWL
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| 31 | Fenerbahçe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
DLD
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| 32 | Slavia Praha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
DLL
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| 33 | Viking | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 |
LDL
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| 34 | Porto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
LLL
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| 35 | Lille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
LLL
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| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 |
LLL
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