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Joseph
Well, you can’t do everything your own way, and Real Madrid almost got a terrible birthday present, beating RB Leipzig after a disappointing performance against the Germans.
They won the first leg 1-0 by betting badly and repeated the same match in the second leg, suffering under the pressure of Red Bull football.
The message will be “job done” and that’s all that can be taken away from the game from a Spanish point of view, with Madrid’s players running out of concepts and sloppy possession.
The possibilities have come and gone for RB Leipzig who will open all the gates of the airport until their return home, as they have had opportunities to check the structural integrity of the roof of the Bernabeu, with the degrees of stress that cause the closure of the stadium. Be in a pressure cooker.
At the end of the day, an attack that showed that the Whites cannot take their foot off the gas at any time and that they will now have to concentrate on La Liga, where they will face Celta Vigo this weekend.
REAL MADRID THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS
Real Madrid win a life-saving free-kick after a handball by Raum.
There are seconds left.
Leipzig wins ANOTHER corner.
The Spaniard hit a volleyed ball and, making a looping effort, saw the ball fall over the crossbar, sucking in all the air in the stadium!
ELM OFF THE CROSSBAR
Tchouaméni gets a very good defensive header on the ball to clear the danger.
Corner awarded to RB Leipzig. . .
4 minutes.
OFF: Haidara
ABOUT: Kampl
Real Madrid win a foul in their own half after Valverde’s fall. Late entry by Henrichs.
SAVE. Gulasci recovers Rodrygo’s shot after a mad run by the Brazilian through the middle.
Real Madrid are doing this by keeping the ball away from pressure.
LUCK. Orbán clears a delightful cross from Rodrygo that Joselu misses.
Modric pleaded with his teammates to back off as Leipzig fired a shot close to their own goal.
Real Madrid:
OFF: Bellingham
IN: Joselu
RB Leipzig:
OFF: Schlager, Sesko
IN: Elmas, Baumgartner
The speed hasn’t slowed down and we have just over five minutes left. More adjustments came from Ancelotti.
LUCK. Orbán was about to score his second goal with a hard header that went beyond the far post.
SAVE. Lunin and Poulsen took advantage of Raum’s cross and the ball ended up in the goal. Corner.
LUCK. Bellingham couldn’t get the ball back under his feet inside the box, but the paints of Modric and Vini Jr were sublime, moving into spaces worthy of electrons.
SAVE. Lunin saves Henrichs’ shot from the edge of the box.
In the ten minutes. . .
The blue jerseys advance slightly. Olmo discovers a thumb and turns to shoot, but sees his intent clear.
It’s Real Madrid in a low block while RB Leipzig are in the way, moving from left to right. . .
Real Madrid:
OFF: Kroos
IN: Modric
RB Leipzig:
OFF: Open
IN: Poulsen
Olmo has two chances to shoot. He shoots Nacho in the first and deflects his second effort.
Luka Modric prepares to enter. . .
Kroos was loaned out in the blue jersey of Simons, which brings him back to Leipzig’s account. It’s a reserve for German.
SAVE. Lunin goes down to retrieve Sesko’s puck from distance.
LUCK. Carvajal cleared when the free kick missed in front of the goal. Tense is the word for this game! It’s hot lava!
Tchouaméni is convicted of bringing down Xavi Simons as the former Barca man flees.
LUCK. Valverde fires a rocket in his boot and shoots from distance. If that had been the case, Real Madrid would have had to spend a billion dollars more on renovating the stadium.
Wow, the crowd doesn’t know whether to laugh, cry, clap or explode into a thousand pieces.
The ball crossed down the left and it was the captain who sent a header past Lunin at the far post!
Madrid has it all. . . Once again!
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LEIPZIG SCORE!!!!!
GREAT LUCK. Xavi Simons shoots low and Rüdiger manages to head the ball wide.
Recovery.
It’s a fatal counter-attack by Madrid. Kroos slides towards Bellingham, who runs down the pitch with Vini Jr on his left.
The Englishman held back and held on before Vinicius raced his way, as the ball slid behind.
The winger was not wrong to beat Gulasci.
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VINICIUS JRRRR
Vinicius is brought down on the edge of the box and the referee makes a “no, no” finger gesture in the direction of the winger.
SIDE NET. Real Madrid set the tone and flew down the right. Carvajal slipped past Rodrygo who directed his shot towards Gulasci’s goal.
Kroos is trapped through Haidara with his back to the target and the shot is stabbed just outside Lunin’s target.
It was a very good save by Gulasci to prevent Kroos’ shot, but the referee prevented the game for an infringement and Leipzig received a weak shot.
Vini Jr burst down the flank to start the play before playing a delightful pass towards the penalty spot. Rather that of Los Blancos.
OVER Xavi Simons’ BARRA. La free-kick hit the post for Openda, who headed well over Lunin’s goal.
Normally, Madrid know how to stay calm in games and in moments like this, when they are suffering.
Nowadays, for one reason or another, players get caught up in pressure and tackles get tastier as the minute goes by.
Vini Jr is down after a foul by Haidara and it seems that the Brazilian gets carried away by the emotion and tension of the match.
It was a nervous time for Madrid when Carvajal received another damaging cross from the right.
Vini Jr receives a yellow card for an overdue tackle on Orbán.
It’s a sensationally fortunate caution, as the Brazilian boosted Orbán once he recovered. It could have been a red card.
Leipzig did well to protect themselves as Madrid attacked down the right. Carvajal’s shot was blocked before Tchouameni’s cross was headed home.
Raum is cautioned for bringing down Rodrygo when the full-back passes him in the middle of the box. Madrid receives a loose kick from the right of the box. Kroos is going to wield it.
On the wall. Another 78,000 people are breathing again.
Leipzig wins a dangerous free kick on the edge of the box.
We’re 21m from the goal and Olmo is on top of the ball. . .
BEST WISHES!! Lunin gets stuck in the back and Openda hands him the box.
The goalkeeper finally comes back and recovers after the front touch is heavy but not on nerves. . .
It turns out that Rodrygo is playing inside, let’s see how things develop.
Real Madrid are moving us forward. A big forty-five coming from both sides. . .
OFF: Camavinga
IN: Rodrygo
Everything seems to indicate that Rodrygo will come in at this time in place of Camavinga.
Ancelotti sits in his seat on the bench and has the angriest face I’ve ever seen.
Rodrygo warms up on the pitch while the rest of the team is in the dressing room.
And then, when they move forward, there’s no one to target. . .
This is probably the most productive facet of Madrid’s functionality and, in fact, the time when enthusiasts were happiest at all.
Forget the bulls and energy drinks, Real Madrid are the big bad wolves and RB Leipzig have built a brick space they can’t tear down.
In addition, the little pigs (sorry, Leipzig) throw the bricks at Real Madrid and fight much more for their goal, with comings and goings by Olmo, Simons, Openda and Sesko.
It didn’t take long for the crowd’s whistles to arrive, the passes went wide and the chances were not exhausted for Madrid, who were never there.
Good combinations occurred at times, but for most of the match Madrid played beyond Leipzig’s midfield block before being left to damaging counter-attacks.
This equality is not over.
Great whistles from the audience who are happy, and I suspect they are alone. Here are the forty-five complicated ones for Ancelotti’s team.
1 minute.
Madrid wins a free kick after Carvajal runs down the right. Is it the last throw-in of the break?
It’s half-time time.
Bellingham lifted his blouse up to his eyes in exasperation as the linesman threw the Germans a shot that looked like 50/50 at best.
BEST WISHES!! The corner fell to Openda, who controlled with his chest and fired a volley two centimetres wide of the near post!
SAVE. Lunin receives a rope blow in Simons’ effort from the left corner of the box. There’s a lot of tension on the blue side.
The whistles come from the crowd. One could sense that frustration would soon spread among the 78,000 souls who were waiting.
Five minutes left. . .
Boom. Leipzig win the ball back and give the impression that the attack is straightforward when winning a corner.
Facial expressions are positive as Madrid search for the right key to open the door. Davide Ancelotti is going crazy on the bench and Valverde is visibly frustrated by the lack of progress on the pitch.
As things stand, Madrid are facing a brick wall: they still have the ball and have made a million passes, it all happened against the Leipzig block.
It was the longest spell in Real Madrid’s ownership so far, but it couldn’t go beyond the halfway point.
Openda’s low cross looks like it’s in front of goal. Lunin picked up Henrichs’ reflex effort, who picked up the original ball from the right.
Mendy gave the impression that he was playing in jeans and his feet got tangled on the left before he was forced to look for his first touch near the corner flag. It’s that kind of night for Madrid.
Carvajal came at the end of Henrichs’ substitution and once at the back Real Madrid controlled to cut off the attack with the last pass. It was a nervous move from the Whites, who seem to have the same problems as in the first leg.
Half an hour had passed and Valverde went down the right flank before a poor cross/shot straight to Gulasci.
When Real Madrid are under pressure, who has the ball?
Toni’s response Kroos. La Leipzig pressure and some passes almost missed inside the box. Kroos won alongside Lunin and pretended to command him well before bouncing off his right foot and reminding the 78,000 crowd he commands.
Vini Jr took the ball out of play on the touchline, but the skill needed to get past Lukeba may well have knocked the poor defender out of place on the spot.
LUCK. It was a clever move by Madrid and Bellingham took advantage of a pass from Valverde from behind. The Englishman ran towards goal from a tight angle and went out for a corner.
Madrid lost the ball again. This time it was Lunin who made a poor effort towards Carvajal in contact.
The biggest joy of the night came for Valverde after Tchouaméni relinquished ownership with a careless effort, allowing Leipzig to attack.
The Uruguayan channels his Marcelo Bielsa and runs backwards before sneaking in and winning the ball back into his defensive third.
A great era of starting came to an end after Raum slipped and couldn’t pass Lukeba’s pass down the left. Real Madrid are not satisfied with rabbits. . .
We have more than 20 mins and this draw is over. . .
The Whites, after a period in which they allowed Leipzig to start showing some tricks in the attacking third, face their opponents in numbers. His decision was overturned after Valverde ruled the offside down the right.
The first booking went to Schalger for taking off Vinicius Jr when Real Madrid introduced a counterattack.
Madrid, despite their positive attack, were not comfortable and wasted many damaging chances.
GREAT LUCK. Leipzig counterattack like the Red Bulls in blue shorts.
Olmo jumped a challenge in his own complex 20 metres before cutting through Madrid’s defence with a knife and locating Openda.
The shot from the left went to Lunin’s far post and went offside.
Leipzig won a free-kick down the right after monster Jude Bellingham did something wrong, adding to their list of recent crimes.
LUCK. Leipzig takes off the wings of his blue shirt and jumps onto the grass. Openda saw a gap and aimed for the post, but her shot went wide of the edge of the area.
ABOVE THE BAR. A great connection play by Real Madrid ended with a very good cross from Tchouaméni to the far post, which he found through Vinicius and with a header.
Vini Jr appeared to have received the lead from Orbán down the left flank, but the play was interrupted because the linesman thought the ball had gone out of play. It was a frustrating resolution for the winger, who was absent.
And it turns out he’s offside. One of the line judge’s belated appeals. . .
SAVE DE LUNÍN. Sesko is played and is lonelier than a baby lizard in the Sahara Desert. It takes him a while to shape it before he throws the effort into Lunin’s chest.
Valverde tried to pass a search ball around the left-back to Bellingham, but his attempt was beaten and Gulasci recovered.
Madrid had the first disarray, overcoming Leipzig’s midfield, which moved from one to another with all the power expected of a Red Bull team.
Olmo went down in the box but it was the Leipzig player who fouled Nacho when the ball slipped away from him.
Vini Jr counters and confronts Schlager, who appears to have knocked him down near the sideline.
Camavinga slips and loses the ball, allowing the opposing team to counterattack. Carvajal goes to the ground when the ball returns to the left of Leipzig and the Germans win a corner.
Leipzig are, unsurprisingly, incredibly compact, with their opposing player trapped directly in midfield.
It’s Bellingham as number nine with Valverde on the right and Vini on the left.
Kroos is the pivot with the two Frenchmen on the side.
Well, this game is at level 3000, with both groups running like crazy.
Leipzig, who play from the left, are dressed in blue; Real Madrid all white.
Vini Jr almost turned a song into the Champions League song!More and he may have started dancing!
We’re almost ready to go!
What noise the stadium!
Real Madrid have a 1-0 lead and there are NO away goals.
We are waiting for the green light from Referee Signore and all 22 players will be on the field!
REAL MADRID:
GK: Lunino
DEF: Carvajal – Rüdiger – Nacho – Mendy
MIDFIELD: Kroos – Tchouaméni – Camavinga – Valverde
ATT: Bellingham – Vini Jr
RB LEIPZIG:
Goalkeeper: Gulasci
DEF: Henrichs – Orbán – Lukeba – Raum
MIDFIELD: Schlager – Haidara
Vending Machine: Elm – Simons
ATT: Openda – Sesko
Today, Real Madrid celebrates its 122nd anniversary and the club looks just right for its age.
Around 78,000 fans are expected to attend the Santiago Bernabeu today.
Both groups have gone through the tunnel and need to get the last interviews from the team before kickoff!
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Who to watch: Xavi Simons
The former Barcelona midfielder has one of the most promising strikers in Europe and was a big risk in the first leg.
Playing on the opposite side to Dani Olmo, Simons will look to attack the full-backs and head towards goal. He is a player that PSG have and will have next summer, and he will be a great asset.
Especially if there’s a hole in the left wing. . .
Real Madrid are about to continue their mega-euro streak in the top competition.
They’re both on the court and let me tell you, the noise tonight is going to be spectacular!
Here’s a reminder of the two elevens:
REAL MADRID:
GK: Lunino
DEF: Carvajal – Rüdiger – Nacho – Mendy
MIDFIELD: Kroos – Tchouaméni – Camavinga – Valverde
ATT: Bellingham – Vini Jr
RB LEIPZIG:
Goalkeeper: Gulasci
DEF: Henrichs – Orbán – Lukeba – Raum
MIDFIELD: Schlager – Haidara
Vending Machine: Elm – Simons
ATT: Openda – Sesko
An Englishman, a Frenchman and a referee entered the Bernabéu with a yellow card on their heads. . .
Be sure to tell Calum Roche of AS USA his joke when you hear how it ends.
Here’s a wonderful investigation of Real Madrid’s goals.
Of course, Bellingham leads the pack and of the 87 goals the team has scored this season, 10 of them have been out of the ordinary. They also averaged more than 2 per game.
The house is in Bermabéu and will soon be on the pitch for the pre-match warm-up!
We have Manchester City taking on their annual task of annihilating Copenhagen in the other game, Roddy’s management.
Take a look at what’s in the North West of England before heading back here for all the goodness of Bellingham.
What Camavinga thinks about the challenge of the match against Leipzig: It’s a very big game. Before the game we have to play in front of the fans in front of our fans. I just need to win.
Have you spoken to Kylian Mbappé? Do you need him to tell you the truth?I haven’t spoken to him and I don’t know what he’s going to do next season.
His opinion on the referee’s performance against Valencia: I didn’t notice Bellingham’s penalty. He didn’t insult anyone, I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s very strange, I’ve never noticed it in football. It’s very, very strange.
What differences do you see between LaLiga and Champions League matches?It’s competition. In this competition everyone needs to win and it is shorter than La Liga. The point is also different.
Will you convince Ancelotti that Camavinga and Tchouaméni can play together on the pitch at the same time?Of course, [we’re going to convince Carlo]. When we play in combination, we play well.
Who is your most productive teammate on the field and in the locker room?We are a very young group. We’re used to doing things outside of football. I’m happy with any teammate, I need to play with everyone!
Tchouaméni plays the piano, do you have any hidden hobbies?I can play the piano and sing, I can do a lot of things!It’s a talent, but I do it.
Here’s how to watch it on your TV or streaming device.
Let’s make sure Jesse Marsch is OK. The former USMNT assistant will be licking his lips at the prospect of two teams so evenly matched, with RB Leipzig opting for their inevitable 4-2-2-2 and the hosts reverting to their old 4-3-1-2 with Jude leading the way. the way. in front of.
Like The Undertaker at Wrestlemania, Real Madrid has a sensational record on everyone’s level. Even if Brahim is more of a King Mysterio-type figure.
Ancelotti is said to have declared his source of salary income to Real Madrid, but overlooked the source of income from symbol rights.
Could he go to jail? Could he manage Real Madrid from Real Madrid?Almost all the answers to those questions can be found here.
This is a complete Marco Rose XI at the Bernabéu.
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Bellingham Begins
Please note that Jude Bellingham’s red card issued in La Liga, which means it does not count towards UEFA Champions League matches.
The Englishman’s presence is a great incentive for the Whites tonight, as he did not take part in the away game in which Madrid won 0-1.
In the Champions League, he has scored or assisted in every game he has played and has a total of four goals and 3 assists in five games.
Did you speak to Bellingham after his red card? I don’t want to communicate it with Bellingham. He’s a player who tries to give everything on the pitch. Valencia’s red card because they were a bit frustrated. But he didn’t insult anyone. .
What do you think of Rodrygo’s low goal tally?He’s smart because of what he brings to the team, because of what he does for the team in terms of effort, even if it’s a little bit in terms of finishing. If we weren’t worried about it before, we probably won’t worry about it now. The important thing for him is to continue as he is.
Would you say it would be a wonderful season if you won two or three trophies (Super Cup, League and Champions League)?Hey, talking about the end of the season now. . . I think for now we can say that we have done well, we have to continue. There are two or 3 months to go, there is a long way to go. So far, I can’t criticize the team.
What do you need to improve tactically for the next match?It was difficult for us, they had a lot of chances. Lunin did very well. I think we are in a position to show improvements. They’re very damaging in transitions, it’s going to be another game where they’re going to play more in transition than we do, so we have to deal with that.
Have you made your team realize that you can’t turn the gas down?Of course, we evaluate the game where we can improve. I think we are in a position to show that we have taken a step forward in terms of defence. Fast players, but Rudiger is back to help us in that regard, but the game has to be complete, that’s the only way we can win.
The Frenchman was in a very good mood when asked about the PSG striker.
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Who is the referee?
Davide Massa is the unfortunate one who has decided to spend tonight under the microscope of the Real Madrid™ referee.
You can read more about the controversy here, for now let’s continue with Massa.
He is an Italian referee and an experienced professional of Serie A matches, having overseen almost two hundred matches in the Italian first division.
In addition, he has refereed Champions League and Europa League matches.
Let’s hope he remembers to give away a corner at the end of stoppage time. . .
The Santiago Bernabéu has completed its renovations and today’s news is that the roof will be closed for the first time in a UEFA competition.
This may not seem like a big deal and the weather forecasts do not foresee rain or laser beams in the area, but with the closure of the open stadium the acoustics have improved.
It wasn’t easy for the 14-time European champions who put in what is arguably their worst performance of the season.
Leipzig drove them into oblivion and forced Real Madrid to settle for a few chances when most of the time was spent watching Lunin make save after save.
A solo run from Brahim resulted in a sensational goal that gave Madrid a narrow (and undeserved) lead for the second leg, but that draw is far from over if Leipzig can put them under a tenth of the pressure they had endured in the last game. . in Germany.
Bellingham and Rüdiger are part of the XI as expected, with Nacho also at full-back.
Klostermann is absent through injury, but Simakan will be suspended for today’s game.
After a long and terrible list of injuries, Real Madrid persisted and now only Alaba, Courtois and Militão are about to emerge from their long-term problems.
RB Leipzig are having a pretty solid season in their domestic league and are just one point behind Borussia Dortmund and have every chance of qualifying for next season’s European places.
A narrow defeat to Bayern, their only defeat in February, and Red Bull’s formula continues to fuel their team with a promising young ability that excites in Germany.
Real Madrid continue to rack up victories to reach their goal this season of a LaLiga and Champions League double.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have struggled with injury issues all season and, after all, seem to be at the end of the tunnel as key players look to have a return soon in play.
The recent refereeing controversy dominated the discourse, but that hasn’t stopped Los Blancos from proceeding to prove that they are one of Spain’s groups, if not the Array.
We’re back with more Champions League action tonight as Real Madrid look to build on their 1-0 lead over RB Leipzig and qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals.
Joe is here to advise you on the action at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the Spanish capital.
Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish studies in 2018 before becoming an English teacher for football players and coaches, and engaging with English and Spanish football media. She joined AS in 2022 and covers men’s and women’s football in Europe and beyond.
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