Topics: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Champions League
The second gameweek of the 2022/2023 Champions League campaign sees RB Leipzig head to Spain to face the defending champions Real Madrid, in what will be a tough encounter for the German side.
Madrid got off to a strong start in their defence of Europe’s most sought after silverware, with a 3-0 win over Scottish champions Celtic.
Second half goals from Hazard, Modric and Vini Jr. saw them earn a comfortable three points at Celtic Park, a stadium that is traditionally tricky to visit.
The Madridsta’s impressive performance was no surprise when you consider their fine form in their domestic league.
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The 14 times Champions League winners sit at the top of La Liga after comfortably winning all their first 5 games.
RB Leipzig on the other hand have had a sporadic start to the season. Last year’s Europa League semi-finalists have already beaten Dortmund 3-0 this campaign, but have also lost 4-0 to Frankfurt in the Bundesliga and 4-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in their opening UCL fixture.
Marco Rose will be hoping his team can steady the ship and put in an impressive performance that will earn them a strong result at the Bernabeu this evening.
Viewers can watch Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig game on BT Sport 4 or via a livestream on the BT Sport app or website. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 8pm BST.
Carlo Ancelotti will again be missing his key men Karim Benzema and Eder Militao for the game, but the two have a chance to recover from injury in time for the Madrid derby this weekend.
Lucas Vasquez is also a doubt due to a thigh issue he picked up at the weekend, whilst Alvaro Adriazola is awaiting assessment on a recent muscular problem.
For the visitors, only Dani Olmo and Lukas Klostermann are set to be unavailable. The German side boast a strong squad other than this, with attacking trio Timo Werner, Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai set to start up top.
