Real Madrid needed late goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to beat Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League
group stage on Wednesday and maintain its unblemished record.
Asensio added to the lead in stoppage time after Valverde’s inside-the-area
goal in the 80th minute helped Madrid earn its eighth straight victory across all competitions.
The defending champions struggled early on and failed to offer
much of a danger against a tenacious Leipzig team until Valverde
opened the score in their first home match since winning a record 14th European championship.
Real_Madrid – RB_Leipzig Played on September 14, 2022
Early on in the Group F match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
the visitors had the majority of the scoring opportunities,
but Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner were unable to take advantage of them.
Following a cross from Vincius Jnior,
Valverde opened the scoring with a curving left-footed drive,
and substitute Asensio put the game away with a low strike from the top of the box.
Madrid had only failed to score in one of their previous 40
home games during the Champions League group stage.
Leipzig had scored in all seven of its prior games in the Champions League.
In its previous 14 games in the European competition,
it has only managed one clean sheet.
Real Madrid needed late goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to beat Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday
and maintain its unblemished record.
In its previous 40 home games during the Champions League group stage,
Madrid had only failed to score once.
In its previous seven Champions League games,
Leipzig had not failed to score. In its previous 14 games in the European competition,
it has only managed one shutout.
Real Madrid needed goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio
late in the game to prolong its unblemished start to the season and defeat Leipzig
2-0 in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday.
Following a cross from Vincius Jnior,
Valverde opened the scoring with a curving left-footed drive,
and substitute Asensio put the game away with a low strike from the top of the box.
Madrid had only failed to score in one of their previous 40 home games during the Champions League group stage.
Leipzig had scored in all seven of its prior games in the Champions League. In its previous 14 games in the European competition,
it has only managed one clean sheet.
The reigning champions battled early on against a determined Leipzig
but Valverde opened the score.
Real Madrid needed late goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio
to beat Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday and maintain its unblemished record.
Real Madrid needed late goals from Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to beat Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday
and maintain its unblemished record.
Asensio added to the lead in stoppage time
after Valverde’s inside-the-area goal in the 80th minute helped Madrid earn its eighth straight victory across all competitions.
The defending champions struggled early on and failed to offer much of a danger against a tenacious Leipzig team until Valverde opened the score in their first home match since winning a record 14th European championship.
Early on in the Group F match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the visitors had the majority of the scoring opportunities, but Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner were unable to take advantage of them.
Following a cross from Vincius Jnior, Valverde opened the scoring with a curving left-footed drive, and substitute Asensio put the game away with a low strike from the top of the box.
The defending champions struggled early on and failed to offer much of a danger against a tenacious Leipzig team until Valverde opened the score in their first home match since winning a record 14th European championship.
Early on in the Group F match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the visitors had the majority of the scoring opportunities, but Christopher Nkunku and Timo Werner were unable to take advantage of them.
Following a cross from Vincius Jnior, Valverde opened the scoring with a curving left-footed drive, and substitute Asensio put the game away with a low strike from the top of the box.
With two late goals from Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio against RB Leipzig, Real Madrid made it five goals without a response in their Champions League campaign thus far. Real Madrid now leads Group F with six points.
After a tough battle against the Germans in the first encounter between the two teams, the Spanish team prevailed in the victory at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
