Real Madrid-Leipzig: aiming to continue the perfect run in the Champions League
Our team, which has won all six matches played at the Bernabéu this season, faces the third matchday of the European competition (9:00 pm CEST; Orange TV and Movistar Plus+).
Three days after the thrashing against Sevilla, Real Madrid faces a new challenge, this time in the Champions League. Mourinho's side will take on Leipzig in the third matchday of the group stage, aiming to maintain their perfect record in the competition and stay at the top of the standings (9:00 pm CEST; Orange TV and Movistar Plus+).
To achieve this goal, our team has a key advantage: the Santiago Bernabéu, where they have been unstoppable. Real Madrid has played six home games so far this season: five in LaLiga (against Real Sociedad, Málaga, Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal, and Sevilla) and one in the Champions League (against Inter). The record is impeccable: all victories with an impressive tally of 19 goals scored and only 4 conceded.
"A lot of points will be necessary to avoid the playoff,” said Mourinho during the pre-match press conference. Konaté also spoke: “We want to win the first three matches and be among the top eight.” The center-back is one of the players included in the squad list for this match, which will be the fourth of a demanding October that will conclude on Sunday with the Clásico at the Camp Nou. Also available is Mbappé, who comes into this game in excellent form after scoring three goals in his last two matches: a brace against Sevilla and a goal at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Leipzig
The team managed by Martín Demichelis, which included Diomande until this summer, arrives at the Bernabéu after a defeat to Bayern at the Allianz Arena. The German side sits seventh in the Bundesliga with a record of three wins and three losses. In the Champions League, they have three points after losing to Como (4-1) and beating PSV (1-0) in the previous matchday. Nusa and Nkunku are their top scorers this season, with four goals each.