Champions League match preview: Real Madrid versus RB Leipzig

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 14.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (81044 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Real Madrid and RB Leipzig are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for RB Leipzig, who are travelling more than 2200 kilometers to play this game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Real Madrid form and stats

Perfect La Liga season at home so far for Real Madrid 2 wins from 2 appearances.

A nice win for Real Madrid last time playing, versus Mallorca. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Rodrygo, Júnior, Rüdiger and Valverde scoring for the victors. Júnior has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in five matches in a row. First-class! The forward Rodrygo was named "man of the match" for Madrid with the rating of 8.8/10. Rodrygo scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 7 of 11 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).

Before that, a fine away win at Celtic. A Champions League match.

There will be little rest for Real Madrid after this match as they are travelling to Atletico Madrid for a La Liga game in only four days.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Real Madrid at home in the league. 6 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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RB Leipzig form and stats

RB Leipzig's mission in Champions League last season failed in the group stage.

The Bundesliga season is young and RB Leipzig have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.

Leipzig are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Borussia Dortmund. Midfielder Szoboszlai was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.85. Szoboszlai scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

A distressing loss as big favourites in the game before that, the Champions League fixture home vs Shakhtar Donetsk.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Bundesliga trip to Borussia M'gladbach.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For RB Leipzig, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

MadridV. Júnior
V. Júnior
4 goals
RB LeipzigC. Nkunku
C. Nkunku
4 goals
Real MadridK. Benzema
K. Benzema
3 goals

Real Madrid missing players

RB Leipzig missing players

Real Madrid RB Leipzig
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   11 25
17 8   Won W   4 11
3 2   Drew D   3 6
5 3   Lost L   4 8
57 29   Scored S   21 47
27 13   Conceded C   16 37
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
84% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 88%
68% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 64%
52% 54%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 44%
24% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 20%
56% 38%   BTTS BTTS   64% 56%
32% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 36%
16% 23%   Failed to Score F T   9% 12%
 
4.8 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.5 5.1
4.9 5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.9
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
15.9 16.8   Shots (avg) S (   14.4 12.5
6.5 6.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.5 5.4
35% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%
 
13.4 11.7   Shots against (avg) S A   11 9.9
4.4 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
4 Celtic 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Real Madrid 5 5 0 0 15 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 3 0 0 9 3 10 15
2 Barcelona 5 4 1 0 15 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 11 1 14 13
3 Real Betis 5 4 0 1 8 3 3 3 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 3 5 12
4 Villarreal 5 3 1 1 9 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 8 10
5 Athletic Club 5 3 1 1 9 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 7 10
6 Atletico Madrid 5 3 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 10
7 Osasuna 4 3 0 1 6 3 3 3 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 9
8 Girona 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
9 Rayo Vallecano 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 7
10 Celta de Vigo 5 2 1 2 8 10 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 7
11 Real Sociedad 5 2 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 5 3 2 0 1 3 2 -2 7
12 Valencia 5 2 0 3 7 5 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 6
13 Mallorca 5 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 5
14 Almeria 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Espanyol 5 1 1 3 6 10 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 -4 4
16 Sevilla 5 1 1 3 6 10 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 2 5 6 -4 4
17 Real Valladolid 5 1 1 3 3 10 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 7 -7 4
18 Getafe 5 1 1 3 4 12 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 8 -8 4
19 Elche 5 0 1 4 2 13 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 7 -11 1
20 Cadiz 5 0 0 5 0 14 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 -14 0
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Union Berlin 6 4 2 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 7 1 9 14
2 Freiburg 6 4 1 1 10 5 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 8 2 5 13
3 Bayern München 6 3 3 0 19 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 3 2 1 0 14 2 14 12
4 Hoffenheim 6 4 0 2 12 7 3 3 0 0 8 3 3 1 0 2 4 4 5 12
5 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 0 2 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 12
6 Mainz 05 6 3 1 2 6 9 2 0 1 1 0 3 4 3 0 1 6 6 -3 10
7 Köln 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 2 0 7 5 3 9
8 Borussia M'gladbach 6 2 3 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 9
9 Werder Bremen 6 2 2 2 12 11 3 0 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 8
10 RB Leipzig 6 2 2 2 9 9 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 0 1 2 2 7 0 8
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 2 2 2 11 12 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 8
12 Schalke 04 6 1 3 2 8 13 3 1 1 1 6 9 3 0 2 1 2 4 -5 6
13 Augsburg 6 2 0 4 4 10 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 -6 6
14 Stuttgart 6 0 5 1 6 7 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 -1 5
15 Hertha BSC 6 1 2 3 6 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 1 0 2 3 4 -2 5
16 Wolfsburg 6 1 2 3 5 10 3 0 2 1 4 6 3 1 0 2 1 4 -5 5
17 Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 1 4 8 11 3 0 0 3 3 8 3 1 1 1 5 3 -3 4
18 Bochum 6 0 0 6 4 18 3 0 0 3 1 11 3 0 0 3 3 7 -14 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.