Manchester City
, led by the Catalan
Josep Guardiola
and with the world champion
Julián Álvarez
, receives
Leipzig
, from Germany, in the rematch match of the round of 16 of the Champions League and after having tied in the first leg.
The match is played at the Etihad stadium, in the city of Manchester, televised by ESPN and the Star+ platform.
The winner will join the quarterfinals of the "Champions" that already has Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea and Milan classified.
Álvarez and the youthful Máximo Perrone are on the
substitute
bench for Guardiola's team, which wants to settle among the eight best in the most important tournament in Europe.
The former River Plate player had no minutes in Germany but he is a reliable offensive card for Guardiola since in the six games he played he contributed two goals and two assists.
The "Ciudadano" team starts as favorites since they won 21 of the last 23 home games in the "Champions".
Leipzig is going through its third participation in the Champions League after being the surprise of the 2019/20 edition that had it as a semifinalist.