UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig report

Los Blancos have been celebrating 100 days since Jose Mourinho’s return for a second spell in cost, as they returned to the Bernabeu fortress trying to inflict extra European away day distress on Leipzig.

Those Madridistas hoping for a gung-ho begin could have been a tad annoyed after a cagey opening, as Kylian Mbappe fired a cross-shot large in certainly one of their few alternatives of word within the opening exchanges. Martin Demichelis’ males have been sensing the prospect to inflict a sucker punch, with Thibaut Courtois compelled right into a high quality one-handed save to parry away Romulo Cardoso’s left-footed strike.

Vinicius Junior was trying to reap the benefits of this European outing in mild of his home suspension, making a surging run down the left earlier than seeing his subsequent effort parried to security by Maarten Vandevoordt.

The hosts regarded susceptible on the again although, with Courtois making himself massive to disclaim Christopher Nkunku. However, it was Real who struck first within the forty fourth minute.

Arda Guler met Federico Valverde’s cutback with a shot which spun awkwardly away from Vandevoordt, and Bernardo Silva was available to faucet house the unfastened ball for his first Los Blancos aim.

That served as a springboard for Real’s second simply seven minutes after the restart, as Guler utilized the faintest of touches to information the ball over the road after Mbappe headed Jude Bellingham’s cross again throughout the face of aim.

Mbappe shared a joke with Guler after he stole his aim on the loss of life, however the prolific Frenchman added his identify to the scoresheet with a beautiful particular person effort within the 83rd minute, curling house from the sting of the world. 

Leipzig halved the deficit two minutes later by way of Tidiam Gomis’ close-range strike, however fittingly, Yan Diomande had the ultimate phrase towards his former membership with a blistering right-footed volley.

That rounded off a fourth successive win in all competitions for Real, who’ve now scored in 45 consecutive UCL house video games. Meanwhile, Leipzig suffered one other sobering night time on the street with a end result which extends their winless run to eight away UCL matches, shedding the final six.

Flashscore Man of the Match: Arda Guler (Real Madrid)

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