Manchester United vs RB Leipzig UEFA Champions League Match

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Manchester United and RB Leipzig will meet for the first time in European competition, whilst the Red Devils have won just one of their last four matches against German opposition in Europe (D1 L2). 

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 10 home matches against German sides in European competition (W7 D3), with their last such defeat coming at the hands of Bayern Munich in April 2001 (0-1).  

RB Leipzig have won both of their matches versus English teams in European competition without conceding a goal - beating Spurs 4-0 on aggregate in last season's UEFA Champions League last 16. Manchester United have lost four of their last six home games in the UEFA Champions League (W1 D1 ), as many defeats as in their previous 71 combined (W51 D16 L4).  

Since losing their first two away games In the UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig have gone unbeaten in their last five matches, winning four times (D1).  

Manchester United are looking to win their opening two UEFA Champions League matches of a season for an eighth time, and only the second since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, last managing it in 2017/18 under Jose Mourinho.  

RB Leipzig will be the 108th different team Manchester United have hosted in a home European match in any competition. They are the eighth different German side to play away at Man Utd, with none of the previous seven winning their first away visit (D2 L5).  

Christopher Nkunku has created more chances for his teammates than any other RB Leipzig player in the UEFA Champions League since the start of last season (19), although his assist for Angeiifio’s second goal against Istanbul Basaksehir was his first in his 10th appearance for the club in the competition.  

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Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in  17 goals in his last 14 starts in major UEFA European competition for Sporting CF and his current side, scoring 12 goals and assisting five. RB Leipzig's Angeiifio has been directly involved in four goals in five UEFA Champions League appearances for the club (2 goals, 2 assists), having been involved in just one goal in first seven appearances across spells with PSV and Man City (0 goals, 1 assist).