This evening, the Champions League makes its comeback. The most successful team in the competition travels to Germany to face RB Leipzig.
The big ear cut is making a comeback! After the group stage, place in the round of 16 with the most successful club in the Champions League. Real Madrid faces RB Leipzig in Germany without several executives. Carlo Ancelotti will be without David Alaba, Eder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham. Hit in the left ankle during the last home match against Girona, the England international is out of this evening’s confrontation and the next two league matches against Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla. Faced with numerous absences, Carlo Ancelotti could start Aurélien Tchouaméni in central defense, as he confirmed at a press conference: “Convincing the players is very important. When we talk with them, we understand whether they want to play in this position or not. They almost all told me that they had no problem because they take into account the difficulties of the team and they want to bring. I’m not going to put a player who doesn’t like to play in a position. Force things, never, try to convince, yes. We have other options that I have to take into account. Leipzig are very strong on set pieces and for Brahim, that’s not his greatest quality, he’s not a giant. Carvajal in central played very well. I have to think about that.”
The technician returned to the German team: “The match worries me a lot. Concern is an important aspect to prepare for the match. One of the most important things is that they scored 26 goals on the counterattack. They are a fantastic team on the counterattack, with attackers very fast and high quality. You know Olmo very well, but all four are very good.”
On the German side, the RB Leipzig acts as an “outsider” against Real Madrid. A status that does not scare the coach of the German club, Marco Rose. “We are not afraid of anything, we are happy to play against Madrid in our stadium, that’s what we want, that’s what we fought for, to be here, in the 8th final. is an excellent opponent. They are in a good period. They know what it means to play this competition and to win it, we have to focus on everyone. Brahim, Rodrygo, Kroos, Modric… they are all excellent . But we have a good group, good players. We will give everything on the pitch and take our chances. We want to get a good result for this first leg, we want to be competitive with the ball, in possession of the ball. We ‘We’re afraid of no one’said the technician.
What time does Leipzig – Real Madrid start?
The Champions League round of 16 first leg between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid is scheduled to kick off Tuesday February 13 at 9:00 p.m. at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (Germany). The Bosnian Irfan Peljto will be on the whistle.
On which channel to watch Leipzig – Real Madrid?
Holders of the TV rights to the Champions League, Canal+Foot and RMC Sport 1 will broadcast the poster between Leipzig and the Merengue.
If you want to watch the Champions League round of 16 first leg between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to MyCanal or on the site RMC Sport.
What are the likely lineups for RB Leipzig and Real Madrid?
Leipzig: Gulacsi – Simakan, Lukeba, Orban, Raum – Olmo, Schlager, Kampl, Simons – Sesko, Openda.
Real Madrid : Lunin – Carvajal, Tchouaméni, Nacho, Mendy – Valverde, Kroos, Camavinga – Diaz – Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo.
What are the predictions for Leipzig – Real Madrid?
- Betclic: Leipzig: 2.90 / Draw: 3.70 / Real Madrid: 2.35
- Bwin: Leipzig: 2.70 / Draw: 3.50 / Real Madrid: 2.25
- NetBet: Leipzig: 2.82 / Draw: 3.65 / Real Madrid: 2.32
- Unibet: Leipzig: 2.90 / Draw: 3.80 / Real Madrid: 2.31