Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig: result and report

The Pundit picked Real Madrid (61%): correct

Report

Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 4-1 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. They delivered the home win they were expected to produce, and this time the performance justified the scoreline because the chances backed it up.

Real Madrid led the game for long spells, but the opening goal did not arrive until just before half-time. Bernardo Silva scored on 43 minutes from Arda Güler's pass. Güler then made it 2-0 on 52 minutes, with Kylian Mbappé supplying the assist.

The game still stayed at 2-0 for more than half an hour, so RB Leipzig were never completely out of it until late on. Then came three goals in five minutes. Mbappé scored on 83 minutes after Yan Diomande set him up. Tidiam Gomis pulled one back for RB Leipzig two minutes later from Christoph Baumgartner's pass. Diomande then restored the three-goal margin on 87 minutes, set up by Brahim Díaz.

Real Madrid's chances matched the scoreline

Four goals was not a flattering return, because Real Madrid created enough to score them. They finished with 3.26 xG to RB Leipzig's 1.16, and put 11 of their 14 shots on target. They also hit the woodwork, while RB Leipzig's goalkeeper had to make six saves.

The territorial picture told the same story. Real Madrid had 64% of the ball and sustained far more pressure across the match. Güler was at the centre of it, with a goal and an assist, and he was named player of the match.

RB Leipzig still had moments. They put six shots on target, created three big chances and forced five saves. Real Madrid also missed two big chances of their own, so the final margin could have looked different in either direction. Despite that, RB Leipzig never came close to matching the volume or quality of chances at the other end.