Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Diomande stunner caps Madrid win against former club Leipzig
Real Madrid maintained their perfect start in the Champions League with an emphatic 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig).
- 3': Rômulo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 6': Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid).
- 7': Offside, RB Leipzig. Ridle Baku is caught offside.
- 9': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 11': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by David Raum.
- 14': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid).
- 18': Offside, Real Madrid. Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
- 20': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham following a fast break.
- 22': Foul by Rômulo (RB Leipzig).
- 22': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Offside, Real Madrid. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
- 27': Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 28': Attempt saved. Rômulo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 28': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 29': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Dean Huijsen.
- 30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
- 33': Attempt saved. Rômulo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
- 36': Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
- 38': Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 39': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig).
- 39': Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 41': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by David Raum with a through ball.
- 41': Rômulo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 43': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 43': Goal! Real Madrid 1, RB Leipzig 0. Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 45': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Real Madrid 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Madrid 1, RB Leipzig 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Arda Güler.
- 47': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Maarten Vandevoordt.
- 50': Rômulo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid).
- 50': Offside, RB Leipzig. Rômulo is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jude Bellingham with a cross.
- 52': Goal! Real Madrid 2, RB Leipzig 0. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 53': Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 55': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jude Bellingham.
- 56': Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).
- 57': Attempt missed. Rômulo (RB Leipzig) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig). Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 59': Foul by Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig).
- 59': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 60': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ridle Baku.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 63': Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Rocco Reitz replaces Neil El Aynaoui.
- 63': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Andrija Maksimovic replaces Brajan Gruda.
- 66': Foul by Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig).
- 66': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 67': Attempt saved. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Maarten Vandevoordt (RB Leipzig).
- 68': Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku.
- 68': Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Rocco Reitz (RB Leipzig).
- 69': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Rocco Reitz (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Yan Diomande replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 70': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella replaces Álvaro Carreras.
- 72': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Max Finkgräfe replaces David Raum.
- 73': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Tidiam Gomis replaces Antonio Nusa.
- 73': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig).
- 74': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
- 75': Attempt saved. Max Finkgräfe (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid).
- 77': Offside, Real Madrid. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Christopher Nkunku.
- 78': Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Arda Güler.
- 78': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 78': Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Rômulo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ridle Baku with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
- 82': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Real Madrid 3, RB Leipzig 0. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yan Diomande.
- 85': Goal! Real Madrid 3, RB Leipzig 1. Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrija Maksimovic.
- 87': Goal! Real Madrid 4, RB Leipzig 1. Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Carlos Espí replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 88': Substitution, Real Madrid. Endrick replaces Jude Bellingham.
- 89': Carlos Espí (Real Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Endrick.
- 90'+1': Foul by Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig).
- 90'+1': Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rômulo (RB Leipzig).
- 90'+2': Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Max Finkgräfe.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Madrid 4, RB Leipzig 1.
- 0': Match ends, Real Madrid 4, RB Leipzig 1.
Statistics
 RBL |
RMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 679 |
| 405 | Passes | 742 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 9 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 26 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 73,016
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 73,016
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 3 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 4 | Dean Huijsen |
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 18 | Álvaro Carreras  |
| 8 | Federico Valverde |
| 5 | Jude Bellingham |
| 6 | Eduardo Camavinga |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 15 | Arda Güler |
RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Maarten Vandevoordt (GK) |
| 23 | Castello Lukeba |
| 4 | Willi Orbán |
| 22 | David Raum |
| 17 | Ridle Baku |
| 28 | Christopher Nkunku |
| 21 | Neil El Aynaoui |
| 13 | Nicolas Seiwald |
| 40 | Rômulo |
| 7 | Antonio Nusa |
| 10 | Brajan Gruda |
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