Manchester City and Leipzig will meet for the third time in the last two years in the Champions League. In 2021, the teams exchanged home wins in the group. In the play-offs of the last edition of the tournament, the Mancunians "smeared" the opponent in their home walls with a score of 7:0 after an away draw. In October this year, the confrontation between the clubs ended badly for Leipitzg, they lost for the first time to Guardiola's team at home walls - 1:3. It is worth noting that only one of the five played personal meetings of the clubs ended with less than three goals scored. The current situation in Group G allows the rivals to play in the usual productive style. Both teams have secured a play-off spot, taking a huge lead over Red Star and Young Boys. All that remains is to determine the winner of the quartet, which will have some advantages in the play-off draw. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favorites for the upcoming encounter, offering odds of 1.33 on their victory.

Manchester City in late September and early October experienced a slump, when in just three days the team fell out of the English League Cup through the efforts of Newcastle and lost in the championship to Wolverhampton, and a week later added to the "piggy bank" of failures defeat to Arsenal. From the third decade of October, Guardiola's team rectified the situation and won five straight, including a victory in the Mancunian derby. Nevertheless, Manchester City's players left for a break in club football due to national team matches in a state of frustration as they missed out on a 4-4 win against Chelsea in London. The players had to return from their national teams "from ship to ball". On Saturday, a tough match with Liverpool awaited them.

Having lost in the first round of the Bundesliga in Leverkusen, the Bulls did not allow any more doubts about the seriousness of their ambitions for the upcoming season. The hosts completed their successive defeats of Stuttgart, Union Berlin and Augsburg with a win in the first round of the Champions League group stage. The Bulls approach the upcoming match with confidence in their attacking orders. In the current season, they have only failed to score against their opponents in three matches.