RB Leipzig suffer comprehensive UEFA Champions League defeat away to Real Madrid
· Bundesliga-Official
Martín Demichelis's RB Leipzig suffered a second defeat on the road in the UEFA Champions League as they were downed 4-1 at the hands of Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig
Goals: 1-0 Silva 44’, 2-0 Güler 52’ (assist: Mbappé), 3-0 Mbappé 83’ (assist: Diomande), 3-1 Gomis 85’ (assist: Baumgartner), 4-1 Diomande 87’ (assist: Díaz)
With an eye on next weekend's league meeting with Barcelona, José Mourinho made wholesale changes to his Real Madrid side that had beaten Sevilla last time out, bringing Antonio Rüdiger, Álvaro Carreras, Eduardo Camavinga, Bernardo Silva and Vinícius Júnior into the starting line-up.
Demichelis , meanwhile, made three alterations to his Leipzig side that had been beaten 6-1 by Bayern Munich on Matchday 6. Ridle Baku , Nicolas Seiwald and Rômulo all came in, whilst Christoph Baumgartner returned to the matchday squad for the first time in four months after recovering from a long-term injury.
People in this story
- Vinícius Júnior
- Bernardo Silva
- Eduardo Camavinga
- Antonio Rüdiger
- Christoph Baumgartner
- Nicolas Seiwald
- Ridle Baku
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