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RB Leipzig
Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig: match report
Real Madrid hosted RB Leipzig at Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday 21 October 2026, in the Champions League. Real Madrid are without 3 players (Raúl Asencio, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo); RB Leipzig are missing 2 (Marc Guiu, Assan Ouédraogo). 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 43' 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.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 43' 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% | Possession | 35.6% |
| 18 | Shots | 11 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 7 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Real Madrid 4-2-3-1
Coach: José Mourinho
- 1 Thibaut Courtois GK
- 8 Federico Valverde DEF
- 22 Antonio Rüdiger DEF
- 4 Dean Huijsen DEF
- 18 Alvaro Carreras DEF
- 20 Bernardo Silva MID
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
- 15 Arda Güler FWD
- 5 Jude Bellingham MID
- 7 Vinícius Júnior FWD
- 10 Kylian Mbappé FWD
Bench
- 17 Marc Cucurella DEF
- 25 Yan Diomande FWD
- 21 Brahim Díaz MID
- 9 Endrick FWD
- 19 Carlos Espí FWD
- 13 Andriy Lunin GK
- 12 Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF
- 24 Denzel Dumfries DEF
- 16 Ibrahima Konaté DEF
- 3 Éder Militao DEF
- 27 Thiago Pitarch MID
- 14 Aurélien Tchouaméni MID
RB Leipzig 4-2-3-1
Coach: Martín Demichelis
- 26 Maarten Vandevoordt GK
- 17 Ridle Baku DEF
- 4 Willi Orbán DEF
- 23 Castello Lukeba DEF
- 22 David Raum DEF
- 13 Nicolas Seiwald MID
- 21 Neil El Aynaoui MID
- 10 Brajan Gruda FWD
- 28 Christopher Nkunku MID
- 7 Antonio Nusa FWD
- 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
- 16 Lukas Klostermann DEF
- 39 Benjamin Henrichs DEF
- 3 Maxime Estève DEF
- 2 Abdoul Koné DEF
- 6 Ezechiel Banzuzi MID
- 11 Johan Bakayoko FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Real Madrid
- Raúl Asencio injury, back Early January 2027
- Ferland Mendy injury, back Back in training
- Rodrygo injury, back Late December 2026
RB Leipzig
- Marc Guiu injury, back A few weeks
- Assan Ouédraogo injury, back Late December 2026
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