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Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig: match report

Real Madrid hosted RB Leipzig at Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday 21 October 2026, in the Champions League (round 3). István Kovács is the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.3.

Result and scorers

Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig. Goals: Bernardo Silva 44' for Real Madrid; Arda Güler 52' for Real Madrid; Kylian Mbappé 83' for Real Madrid; Tidiam Gomis 85' for RB Leipzig; Yan Diomande 87' for Real Madrid. Attendance: 73,016.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 44' Goal: Bernardo Silva (Real Madrid) 1-0
  • 52' Goal: Arda Güler (Real Madrid) 2-0
  • 68' Yellow card: Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid)
  • 70' Yellow card: Rocco Reitz (RB Leipzig)
  • 83' Goal: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) 3-0
  • 85' Goal: Tidiam Gomis (RB Leipzig) 3-1
  • 87' Goal: Yan Diomande (Real Madrid) 4-1
Match stats (contains the result)
64.4%Possession35.6%
18Shots11
11Shots on target6
7Corners1
13Fouls12
3Offsides2
5Saves6
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Real Madrid 4-2-3-1

Coach: José Mourinho

  1. 1 Thibaut Courtois GK
  2. 8 Federico Valverde MID
  3. 22 Antonio Rüdiger DEF
  4. 4 Dean Huijsen DEF
  5. 18 Alvaro Carreras DEF
  6. 20 Bernardo Silva MID
  7. 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
  8. 15 Arda Güler MID
  9. 5 Jude Bellingham MID
  10. 7 Vinícius Júnior FWD
  11. 10 Kylian Mbappé FWD

Bench

  • 17 Marc Cucurella DEF
  • 25 Yan Diomande FWD
  • 21 Brahim Díaz FWD
  • 19 Carlos Espí FWD
  • 9 Endrick FWD
  • 13 Andriy Lunin GK
  • 24 Denzel Dumfries DEF
  • 3 Éder Militao DEF
  • 16 Ibrahima Konaté DEF
  • 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF
  • 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni MID
  • 27 Thiago Pitarch MID

RB Leipzig 4-2-3-1

Coach: Martín Demichelis

  1. 26 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
  2. 17 Ridle Baku DEF
  3. 4 Willi Orbán DEF
  4. 23 Castello Lukeba DEF
  5. 22 David Raum DEF
  6. 13 Nicolas Seiwald MID
  7. 21 Neil El Aynaoui MID
  8. 10 Brajan Gruda FWD
  9. 28 Christopher Nkunku FWD
  10. 7 Antonio Nusa FWD
  11. 40 Rômulo FWD

Bench

  • 30 Andrija Maksimović MID
  • 20 Rocco Reitz MID
  • 35 Max Finkgräfe DEF
  • 27 Tidiam Gomis FWD
  • 14 Christoph Baumgartner MID
  • 1 Ørjan Håskjold Nyland GK
  • 2 Abdoul Koné DEF
  • 39 Benjamin Henrichs DEF
  • 16 Lukas Klostermann DEF
  • 3 Maxime Estève DEF
  • 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi MID
  • 11 Johan Bakayoko FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 6 March 2024: Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig
  • Tuesday 13 February 2024: RB Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid
  • Tuesday 25 October 2022: RB Leipzig 3-2 Real Madrid
  • Wednesday 14 September 2022: Real Madrid 2-0 RB Leipzig