Manchester City were forced to settle for a 1-1 Champions League draw at RB Leipzig as their first-half domination went to waste on Wednesday.
City could have been out of sight after Riyad Mahrez had given them a 27th-minute lead in this last-16 first-leg tie. But Pep Guardiola’s side failed to make possession and pressure count, and Josko Gvardiol’s equaliser 20 minutes from time provided another reminder that chances must be taken.
Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish and Ilkay Gundogan all had openings to punish hosts who were there for the taking in an embarrassingly one-sided first half.
But Haaland, the former Borussia Dortmund striker, struggled to make an impact on his return to Germany and touched the ball just seven times in the first period.