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Defending Champions League holders Real Madrid will put their perfect record to start the 2022/23 season on the line when they host German side RB Leipzig ...

Real Madrid in white, Leipzig in black. At least forward Yussuf Poulsen was back on the bench last weekend and is available again. Nkunku runs onto a pass straight through the middle of the Madrid defense, but Thibaut Courtois is ready to stop the shot, conceding a corner. Right-back Alvaro Odriozola is available off the bench after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, while Rodrygo gets the start over Eden Hazard after the former outplayed the latter with a goal and assist last weekend against Mallorca. It's a perfect start for the German side and the record Champions League winners are frustrated. Halftime: Real Madrid are not themselves and they're about to get a talking to from manager Carlo Ancelotti. Madrid are lifeless, and Timo Werner just waltzes through the backline and delivers a cross into the six-yard box that a sliding Nkunku can't reach. This one also comes in transition and Timo Werner tees up Emil Forsberg, but he can't get the shot on target from the top of the box. Italian referee Maurizio Mariani looks the other way despite the fact that Schlager clatters into the back of Luka Modric in the Leipzig box. Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League last season and they're showing no signs of slowing down in 2022/23. RB Leipzig were upset in a 4-1 home loss to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 1 of the group stage and that cost manager Domenico Tedesco his job. and Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo have picked up the slack in recent matches.

Defending Champions League holders Real Madrid will put their perfect record to start the 2022/23 season on the line when they host German side RB Leipzig ...

Real Madrid in white, Leipzig in black. Nkunku runs onto a pass straight through the middle of the Madrid defense, but Thibaut Courtois is ready to stop the shot, conceding a corner. Right-back Alvaro Odriozola is available off the bench after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, while Rodrygo gets the start over Eden Hazard after the former outplayed the latter with a goal and assist last weekend against Mallorca. It's a perfect start for the German side and the record Champions League winners are frustrated. Halftime: Real Madrid are not themselves and they're about to get a talking to from manager Carlo Ancelotti. Madrid are lifeless, and Timo Werner just waltzes through the backline and delivers a cross into the six-yard box that a sliding Nkunku can't reach. This one also comes in transition and Timo Werner tees up Emil Forsberg, but he can't get the shot on target from the top of the box. But Real Madrid are getting frustrated as Rodrygo and Simakan go nose-to-nose at one point. Italian referee Maurizio Mariani looks the other way despite the fact that Schlager clatters into the back of Luka Modric in the Leipzig box. Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League last season and they're showing no signs of slowing down in 2022/23. RB Leipzig were upset in a 4-1 home loss to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 1 of the group stage and that cost manager Domenico Tedesco his job. and Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo have picked up the slack in recent matches.

The Santiago Bernabeu opens its doors for the matchday 2 clash of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League as Madrid welcome the Bundesliga side.

local time (CEST) or 8 p.m. The Galician is expected to be fit for the club’s first game back after the September international break, against Osasuna on 2 October. The title holders had to be patient in their opening group game away at Celtic, but as always, once the first goal goes in, Madrid were pretty much home and dry and ended up winning comfortably 0-3. There will be one familiar face in the opposing line-up - Timo Werner, once linked to Real Madrid, joined Leipzig from Chelsea over the summer. RB Leipzig go into the game third in Group F after losing 1-4 to Shakhtar on Matchday 1. Madrid in their classic all white kit with Red Bull set to sport an all black kt tonight as the official UCL anthem belts out from the stadium PA system. The previous year they lost their first home game to Shakhtar! Modric appeals for a spot kick and again the ref waves play on .... Half time at the Bernabeu... Plenty for Carlo Ancelotti to ponder at the break with his side outplayed for much of the contest. The home fans too sense an improvement from their team and do their bit to spur the side on. Nlot the finest effort from the Madrid striker.

It wasn't quite as good as his strike at the weekend when he ran half the length of the pitch to score but it was another reminder that an already complete ...

Asensio had thrown a bib down in frustration as an unused substitute in the second half of Madrid's win over Mallorca. On the hour Ancelotti had seen enough and brought on Asensio for Eduardo Camavinga. Rodrygo ran over the ball for Valverde who steamed in from the right and bent a left foot shot past Leipzig keeper Peter Gulacsi. Without the still-injured Benzema, Carlo Ancelotti had started with Rodrygo either side of Valverde and Vinicius. They even booed Marco Asensio when he came on as a second half sub. Madrid's fans were spoilt with the spectacular last season and they were bored by a tepid first half from the home side.

Real Madrid scored two late goals to beat RB Leipzig in their second Champions League game of the season at the Bernabeu.

90' - GOAL (ASENSIO) - Kroos takes a free-kick from the byline to the edge of the box and Asensio bends it first time into the far corner. Vinicius turns Henrichs inside out then pulls it back to the Uruguayan on the edge of the box as Rodrygo let's it run. 80’ – GOAL (VALVERDE) – The quality the game needed and it's Valverde with it. Federico Valverde: It’s tough to pick a player of the match in a game where nobody stood out. The expectant Real Madrid fans were beginning to whistle and Ancelotti was becoming a frustrated figure on the sidelines but finally they showed that quality they knew would get them out of trouble. 29' - SAVE (COURTOIS) - Diallo plays a great ball through the lines into the feet of Werner.

Carlo Ancelotti has reacted to the controversy surrounding Vinicius Junior following Real Madrid's game against Mallorca.

He has extraordinary quality and it’s normal that opponents try to stop him in his tracks and the rules of the game are there to protect all players, not just Vinicius.” But instead, the Brazilian has been in the eye of some controversy for his antics during games. And this time around, he seems to have gotten even more lethal in front of goal and is on a five-match scoring streak right now, with Real Madrid winning all of them.

So far he has been limited in his participation though. Playing just 17 minutes in their seven games so far, Asensio was warming up when Ancelotti used his ...

The reaction to his [outburst of] frustration has been very good, he trained very well yesterday and he has done very well today.” He has a chance to play tomorrow.” In the past he has called it the best he has had, yet there is one element of that group which is definitely no longer in harmony.

The pitch at the Bernabeu has caused Real Madrid a headache as they worry about its condition ahead of their next La Liga home game.

Unfortunately, supply issues as a result of the conflict in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have slowed progress. Madrid can make plans to hold concerts, basketball games, American football, and tennis matches at the Bernabeu in the future. This is a significant delay from the previously desired deadline. However, the club has not specified the manner in which they will fix the surface. [France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220808-drought-forces-water-use-rethink-in-spain), some regions of Spain are at their driest point in a thousand years, with most reservoirs beneath [40% capacity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/historic-monuments-resurface-as-severe-drought-shrinks-spains-reservoirs). Therefore, their pitch gets minimal recovery time following the Mallorca game last Sunday. Or will they replace their pitch for the second consecutive year? However, the heat has torched the turf, altering the surface quality. As a result, club officials are worried about the damage that may occur before their next La Liga game. [La Liga](https://www.sporf.com/tag/la-liga/) sides, including Los Blancos. This is an uncommon issue for Madrid to suffer. For instance, in the Catalonia region, water is limited to 200 litres per person, per day.

Already it seems likely that neither will drop too many points this season. Barcelona drew with Rayo Vallecano on the opening matchday, but the pair have won 9 ...

Los Blancos will host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday the 16th of October, at 16:15 CEST. [Mundo Deportivo](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20220914/1001868524/madrid-barca-apunta-domingo-16-octubre-16-15-h-dazn.html) report that a provisional date and time has been set for the match. [ El Clasico](https://www.football-espana.net/tag/el-clasico).

Ancelotti turns everything he touches into gold · Ovation for Asensio of the Bernabeu that minutes before had received him with whistles · Vinicius had no players ...

A draw to zero that leaves a doubt in the goal. Inertia is what allowed Real Madrid to take the game against Leipzig and fix the Champions League matchday. The Brazilian is already working on containing himself and counting to 10 in view of the hell that awaits him at the Metropolitano on Sunday against Atletico Madrid who will have no problem going for him. The Uruguayan has revealed himself as a goalscorer thanks to the power of his shot. Real Madrid is the second team in the major leagues in Europe to have won everything they have played. The other is Benfica who have 12 of 12 between their competition and the 1-2 against Juventus.

The Uruguayan and Brazilian were the standout performers in Real Madrid's game against Mallorca, and they carried that momentum into the Champions League.

Under Valverde, the right flank is incredibly productive and plays a key role in the offensive progression. The skill that these two players have is too great to ignore and allow go to waste. Real Madrid have won the jackpot in Fede Valverde and Rodrygo, both of whom have already begun to establish their value and define the madridismo they carry deep within.

Real Madrid's perfect start to the 2022-23 season will be put to the test when they visit city rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

December 2020: Matchday 13: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico Madrid We’ll see how Benzema goes over the next days but we won’t take risks. “However, our planning for the derby hasn’t changed.

He could go for the combination of Antonio Rudiger and Nacho Fernandez at centre-back while David Alaba starts as a left-back, like was the case against RB ...

Defence is not a worry for Real Madrid at the moment, even though they do suffer from momentary lapses of concentration from time to time. Fortunately, it seems that they have been handed an injury boost heading into the game. Diego Simeone’s side currently sit at seventh in the La Liga table and are coming off of a loss against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in mid-week.

Carlo Ancelotti has enjoyed some great nights against Atletico Madrid - chief ...

Fortunately, Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid would never succumb to such tactics. LW: Vinicius Junior - Last weekend Mallorca’s manager Javier Aguirre took a robust approach to dealing with Vinicius. A decade later, he was hoisting aloft the big-eared trophy with Los Blancos. Although he took that lesson a little too literally when he "A great guy. "I ran into Carlito in a restaurant," Oscar 'El Profe' Ortega, Atletico's long-serving fitness coach, remembered.

Carlo Ancelotti has threatened to "rip up my coach's licence" if Fede Valverde doesn't score over ten goals for Real Madrid this season.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Valverde's rise to prominence in Madrid has not gone unnoticed, with top clubs across the world now being strongly linked with his services. Valverde followed up that display by scoring another fine goal in a Champions League group stage win over RB Leipzig, and Ancelotti has challenged him to maintain his output in the final third. I told him that if he was not able to score more than 10 goals, I’d have to rip up my coach’s licence.

Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to the season with a victory over RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Champions League.

Substitute Marco Asensio then doubled the advantage in stoppage time to bring up a century of wins for Carlo Ancelotti in the Champions League. The Brazilian played in Fede Valverde, who curled home a superb finish and continue his excellent form. In truth, the European champions weren't particularly impressive against RB Leipzig but they still managed to get the job done.

Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 2-0 in their second Champions League group match on Wednesday night, however the game was blemished by the poor state of the new ...

Emilio Butragueno, Real Madrid's director of institutional relations, offered a take as to why the pitch was in such a poor state at the Bernabeu. [the Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig game](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/2022/09/14/632231b922601d1c738b457e.html), Rayo Vallecano player Mario Suarez even commented on the poor quality grass, pointing to the fact that his team's pitch is regularly blasted. [Whistles at the home of the European champions](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/opinion/2022/09/15/6322f0efca4741c0558b45a2.html) "The state of the pitch doesn't help us to play our game," Thibaut Courtois admitted on Movistar at the end of the game. [Champions League](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league.html) group match on Wednesday night, however the game was blemished by the poor state of the new Estadio Santiago Bernabeu pitch. [This is Real Madrid's third best start to a season ever](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/09/15/6322dd8aca47411c4d8b459b.html)

Real Madrid's 100 percent start to the La Liga season will be put to the test when they visit city rivals Atletico on Sunday.

We’ll see how Benzema goes over the next days but we won’t take risks. “However, our planning for the derby hasn’t changed. [September 15, 2022]