Manchester City kicked off their Champions League
knockout rounds with a trip to Germany, where they meet
RB Leipzig in the first leg of the round of 16 on Wednesday
night. The Citizens will be looking for revenge after losing
2-1 in the group stage of last year's competition at the Red
Bull Arena. Qualifying for the group stage of the Champions
League earlier this season looked like a big challenge for
Leipzig after losing their first two games against Shakhtar
Donetsk and Real Madrid, but the German team bounced
back and won their remaining four games, including an
impressive 3-2 home win for Blancos and qualifying for
second place in Group F. Those four victories came during
an impressive 18-game unbeaten run in all competitions
between 1 October and 11 February, culminating in a 2-1
draw in games. Home win against Union Berlin in the
Bundesliga. But last weekend Marco Rose's team got back