2024-02-13 20:55:00
A goalless draw decided the events of the first half between the Spanish team, Real Madrid, against its German host, Leipzig, during the match that currently brings the two teams together at the Red Bull Arena, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League.
The first half did not witness exciting events except for the goal scored by Leipzig in the 5th minute from a header, but it was canceled due to offside.
Real Madrid’s formation was as follows: Goalkeeper: Lunin / Defense: Carvajal, Choamini, Nacho, Mendy / Midfield: Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos / Attack: Brahim Diaz, Rodrigo, Vinicius Junior.
The Royal Team, led by its veteran Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, seeks to continue the series of distinguished results achieved by the team in the recent period.
Real Madrid is missing its first English star, Jude Bellingham, who suffered a sprained ankle, and according to Marca, Bellingham is expected to miss the following matches: Leipzig, Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla, and Valencia. At the same time, the Englishman is expected to return to participate with Real Madrid, starting with the Leipzig match in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, scheduled for next March 6.
Real Madrid played in the third group of the Champions League groups, which included Napoli of Italy, Union Berlin of Germany, in addition to Sporting Braga of Portugal, and Los Blancos were able to lead the group after obtaining 18 points after winning 6 matches during the group stage competitions, scoring 16 goals and conceded 7 goals.
As for the Leipzig team, it qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after finishing second in Group G with 12 points, winning 4 matches and losing two matches.
Real Madrid hopes to achieve victory in the next confrontation in order to quickly advance to the quarter-finals in its favorite tournament, while Leipzig will work to pull off a strong surprise by eliminating the Royal Club from the tournament, as the German club will work to exploit the ground and the crowd in the first leg.
The two teams have an equal record in the history of their confrontations together, as the Royal Club played two confrontations against the German club and each of them won a match, and that was in the last season’s edition of the tournament, as the two teams played together in the group stage, and the Merengues won the gold match with a clean double, While the Royal Club lost to Leipzig in the return match, 3-2.
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