Man City draw RB Leipzig in Champions League last 16
Erling Haaland scored five goals in the group phase and will be up against the Bundesliga side in the last-16
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City will face RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16.
Pep Guardiola’s side are once again hoping to end their search for an elusive Champions League title, with the arrival of Erling Haaland helping to establish City as firm favourites for this season’s crown.
Haaland scored five times in just four group stage appearances as City topped their group ahead of Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen.
City will travel to the Red Bull Arena for the first leg before returning to the Etihad for the second leg.
The last-16 first legs will take place across 14-15 and 21-22 February, with the second legs set to be played over 7-8 and 14-15 March.
Bundesliga side Leipzig came second in their group behind Real Madrid but ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic, having won their final four matches of the group-phase.
City were knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid in last season’s semi-finals, following a dramatic comeback at the Bernabeu.
The Premier League champions lost the 2021 final to Chelsea while they were knocked out in the quarter-finals in the preceding three years - against Lyon in 2020, Tottenham in 2019 and Liverpool in 2018.
Guardiola has not won the Champions League since his second success with Barcelona in 2011 at Wembley.
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