Real Madrid face RB Leipzig in the Champions League with the hosts out to maintain momentum heading into Sunday’s Clasico.
Madrid have won three games in a row and scored four goals for the second successive game last weekend as they eased to a 4-1 victory over Sevilla in LaLiga.
They will be expected to have little difficulty seeing off Leipzig, whom they face with one eye on the Clasico with Barcelona at Camp Nou.
Jose Mourinho will be keen for his side to not lose any momentum ahead of that clash as Madrid aim to gain ground on Barca in the title race.
It could be an emotional evening for Yan Diomande, who faces the club he left in a deal worth up to €140million in August. 101GreatGoals has the full team news.
Real Madrid team news
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Silva, Camavinga, Bellingham; Guler, Mbappe, Vinicius.
Real Madrid substitutes: To follow
RB Leipzig team news
RB Leipzig: Vandevoordt; Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Seiwald, El Aynaoui; Nkunku; Gruda, Cardoso, Nusa.
RB Leipzig substitutes: To follow
Where to Watch Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: TV and online streams
Real Madrid versus RB Leipzig kicks off at 8pm BST (9pm local time) on Wednesday, October 21 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The match is live on TNT Sports in the UK. In the US, it’s on Paramount+ at 3pm ET.
If you live outside the UK, click the LINK HERE to find out where to watch it in your region.
Stats for Real Madrid v RB Leipzig
- The sides have met four times, all in the Champions League. In the 2022/23 group stage Madrid won 2-0 in Spain, Federico Valverde opening the scoring, and Leipzig triumphed 3-2 in Germany, Christopher Nkunku scoring for the home side and Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo on target for the visitors.
- In the 2023/24 round of 16 Madrid won 1-0 in Germany thanks to a Brahim Díaz goal and drew 1-1 in Spain, where Vinícius Júnior’s opener was quickly cancelled out by Willi Orban.
- Last season’s quarter-final loss to Bayern München (1-2 h, 3-4 a) ended Madrid’s four-game winning run against Bundesliga clubs.
- Madrid have lost only one of their last 13 group stage/league phase matches against German opposition (W8 D4), winning the last four – most recently in 2024/25, at home to Stuttgart (3-1) and Borussia Dortmund (5-2).
- Madrid have scored in their last 26 home matches against Bundesliga visitors.
- This is Leipzig’s ninth game against Spanish opponents. Having won three of their first five (D1 L1), they are without a victory in three (D1 L2), most recently losing 1-2 at Atlético de Madrid on Matchday 1 in 2024/25 to make their record in Spain W1 D1 L2.
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