“Haaland ghosted, Stubborn Pep should be sacked,” Fans slams Pep Guardiola as RB Leipzig holds Manchester City for a 1-1 draw in Champions League

Fans troll Manchester City and Pep Guardiola after they fail to beat RB Leipzig in Champions League RO16 match.

“Haaland ghosted, Stubborn Pep should be sacked,” Fans slams Pep Guardiola as RB Leipzig holds Manchester City for a 1-1 draw in Champions League

Manchester City and RB Leipzig during an exciting Champions League fixture

Pep Guardiola‘s Manchester City had a thrilling night at the Red Bull Arena as they drew 1-1 against RasenBallsport Leipzig. The Premier League champions came to Germany as the favorites to win this tie. What was looking like a one-sided draw at the beginning, turned out to be a heavy-metal football competition between the two clubs.

Manchester City dominated the first half of the Champions League knockout game. Leipzig manager Marco Rose must have given the Bundesliga side a harsh half-time talk after a lazy 45 minutes against one of the biggest teams in Europe. RB Leipzig changed their attitude in the second half, posing more threat to City while constantly increasing their pressing intensity.

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Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring with a sublime finish around the 27th minute of the game. RB Leipzig took some time before finally finding the attacking rhythm. Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol nullified things in front of the home fans after a towering header from a corner. Though the Premier League side dominated the overall stats, they couldn’t manage to grasp an away advantage in Germany.

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As expected, the Blues kept the majority share of possession (62%). They failed to include their star striker Erling Haaland in the build-up plays which cost them a draw. Manchester City attempted 12 shots, out of which just three were on target. On the other hand, RB Leipzig had seven attempts on goal, managing four shots on target. The Bundesliga club even had more big chances (3) than City (1).

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Twitter reacts to Manchester City playing out a draw against RB Leipzig

Manchester City stars Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish against RB Leipzig in the Champions League (Photo via Twitter)

As per transfermarkt, Pep Guardiola’s side is estimated to be over 933.5 million euros. Whereas RB Leipzig’s squad value is somewhere around 465.6 million euros. The pressure would be boiling on the Spanish manager’s head after Leipzig has been tagged as the underdogs after today’s performance. Not to forget, they also beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the group stages.

The reigning Premier League champions are yet again trolled by fans around the globe after they failed to beat the Bundesliga club. Let us have a look at how the Twitter community has reacted to this Champions League fixture:

Pep Guardiola and his men would be hosting RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium on 15th March 2023. Do you think the Bundesliga side can spoil Pep Guardiola’s European dreams?

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