What time is RB Leipzig vs Man City?

Kick-off is Wednesday 4 November at 8pm UK time (9pm CET) at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.

Is Semenyo playing for Man City against Leipzig?

No. Antoine Semenyo is out with a knee injury, according to UEFA and Sports Mole, and is expected back in mid-December.

Who is injured for RB Leipzig?

Assan Ouédraogo (shoulder) and Marc Guiu (muscle) are out. Maxime Estève is a doubt with a knock, and Christopher Nkunku's place in the starting line-up is uncertain.

What is the RB Leipzig vs Man City head-to-head record?

They have met six times in the Champions League. City have won four, Leipzig one and one match was drawn.

Where are RB Leipzig and Man City in the Champions League table?

According to Sports Mole, City are 10th on six points from three games and Leipzig are 29th on three points.

RB Leipzig vs Man City: Team News and Preview

By Daniel Kimingi · 2026-11-03

Manchester City visit Leipzig on Wednesday 4 November with Semenyo out and Haaland chasing more goals against his favourite opponent, after back-to-back Premier League defeats.

RB Leipzig host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November at 8pm UK time. City are without Antoine Semenyo and arrive after two straight league defeats.

RB Leipzig host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November, with kick-off at 8pm UK time (9pm CET) at Red Bull Arena. It is matchday 4 of the league phase, and the two clubs meet for the first time since City's 3-2 win at the Etihad in November 2023, according to Sports Mole.

City are without Antoine Semenyo, who has a knee injury and is expected back in mid-December. Leipzig are missing Assan Ouédraogo with a shoulder problem and Marc Guiu with a muscle injury.

RB Leipzig vs Man City team news

Maxime Estève is a doubt for Leipzig with a knock, and Christopher Nkunku was an unused substitute in the win at Schalke, so his place in the starting line-up is uncertain. Sports Mole's possible Leipzig XI is Vandevoordt; Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; Banzuzi, El Aynaoui, Baumgartner; Gruda, Rômulo, Nusa.

For City, UEFA's predicted XI is Donnarumma; Khusanov, Guéhi, Rúben Dias, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernández; Foden, Cherki, Doku; Haaland. Sports Mole expects Guéhi to push for a start and says Foden and Cherki are strong contenders to return to the team.

How both teams arrive

City sit 10th in the league phase on six points from three games, after a 5-1 win over AEK Athens in which Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, a 2-0 win at Porto and a home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. At home they lost 1-0 to Brighton last Saturday, with Yasin Ayari scoring inside the first 15 minutes, a second straight Premier League defeat after losing 2-1 at Aston Villa. Sports Mole counts 12 goals conceded in City's last six matches, and their next league game is at Nottingham Forest.

Leipzig are 29th on three points. They lost 4-1 at Como and 4-1 at Real Madrid either side of a 1-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven, decided by a late Brajan Gruda goal. Domestically they won 2-0 at Schalke last Saturday and are fourth in the Bundesliga, three points behind unbeaten Bayern Munich.

Martín Demichelis was appointed Leipzig coach in June and has won eight and lost five of his 13 matches in charge. He made 15 Champions League appearances for City between 2013/14 and 2015/16. Antonio Nusa leads Leipzig's scorers this season with five goals.