RB Leipzig (H) - Tue 28th Nov, 20:00 | CL | Pre- Match Thread

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Kick off time 20:00(GMT). Live on TNT for those in the UK.

So we've already qualified but a point here guarantees us top of the group on H2H, Leipzig would only be able to match our points tally.

We would have to lose by 3 clear goals for Leipzig to be in control of 1st place. A loss by less than that would mean we have to match their result in the final game.

Top of the group I believe means you play the 2nd leg of your Round of 16 tie at home. So a tough draw would make this important.

So there is some room for rotation and with Spurs on Sunday we might need to. The lack of squad depth probably means we don't have room to change too much though.

Unsure on the fitness of Stones (I know he was on the bench), Lewis, Nunes and Kovacic. De Bruyne still a way off as well.
 
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TinFoilHat said:
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I'll be surprised if we lost anymore than 3-1 for that to happen.

I'm confident Pep will find the right mix to make sure that doesn't happen.
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You have this all wrong if they beat us Tuesday both on same points then we have to go away last game and win,otherwise we would probably finish 2nd it's not hard to work out is it ?
 
Hard to pick a team cos I dont know whos available. Pep will go strong to win the group. Can see Lewis coming in.
 
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Why will we surely win our last game ?
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Should we lose to Leipzig at home, Pep and the team would be well up for the Red Star match.
The very worst that can happen to us is finishing second in the group. Not ideal but knowing you have qualified brings confidence and we will not be inhibited.
 
We can rest a few and win this if we play like we did today. May need a bit of rotation and take some first team players off at some stage, but Pep will have one eye on the next two PL games.
 
I presume Lewis, Gvardiol and Grealish will all come in, Nunes too if fit. Can’t see many changes other than that though. Hopefully we can get the game won early and make changes then.
 
We play Tuesday and can then rest until Sunday. Guardiola has a habit of fielding players against their ex-clubs in such games so I expect Gvardiol to play, but I favour starting strong, almost the same side as today, and getting the job done. We can experiment more in the final game.

They lost away to Wolfsburg today.
 
Pep won't see this as a dead rubber. It will be a strong side, although I expect some changes depending on who's fit. Personally, I'd like to see Bobb get some minutes but it will probably only be as a sub.
 
I expect a strong starting 11, hopefully get 2 or 3 up, and bring the big boys off after an hour. We can play the kids in the final group game.
 
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