Real Madrid won the UEFA Champions League last season and they’re showing no signs of slowing down in 2022/23. Los Merengues have enjoyed a perfect start to the new season on all fronts as they welcome German side RB Leipzig to the Bernabeu in the second matchday of the Champions League group stage.
Real Madrid have won all seven matches they have played so far, including last week’s Champions League group stage opener at Celtic Park in Scotland (3-0). Top scorer Karim Benzema picked up an injury in that match, but they haven’t missed a beat without their captain. Vinicius Jr. and Brazilian compatriot Rodrygo have picked up the slack in recent matches.
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. He was replaced by former Borussia Dortmund boss Marco Rose, who promptly recorded a 3-0 win against his former club over the weekend.
The Germans hope that the Bundesliga result kickstarts their season — they sit in 10th place in the Bundesliga standings, but only six points out of first place — and the good vibes carry over to the Bernabeu, where they will try to execute on their quickfire transitions to hurt the Madridistas, with speedy forward Timo Werner likely to have a prominent role.
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The Sporting News will be following the Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig match live and providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig live score
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Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig live updates, highlights from Champions League
1 hour to kickoff: It’s Germany vs. Spain, Part 3 in this Champions League. Not many are predicting a clean sweep for the Bundesliga sides.
Lol, it’ll be funny if Rb Leipzig beats Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/s0i0Lniw8X
— Rupak (@RupakCS4) September 14, 2022
Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig lineups, team news
Carlo Ancelotti will have to do without Karim Benzema, Lucas Vazquez, and center-back Eder Militao, who’s back in training, but won’t be risked with the Madrid derby on tap this Sunday in La Liga. 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.
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Courtois (GK) — 2-Carvajal, 6-Nacho, 22-Rudiger, 4-Alaba — 12-Camavinga, 18-Tchouameni, 10-Modric — 15-Valverde, 21-Rodrygo, 20-Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (9): 13-Lunin (GK), 26-Luis Lopez (GK), 16-Odriozola, 5-Vallejo, 23-Mendy, 19-Ceballos, 11-Asensio, 7-Hazard, 24-Mariano
Leipzig manager Marco Rose has a handful of key injury absences, chief among them being playmaker Dani Olmo (knee ligament injury), defender Lukas Klostermann (ankle injury in first match of the Bundesliga season), and now key midfield dynamo Konrad Laimer (left ankle ligaments), who picked up his injury over the weekend. At least forward Yussuf Poulsen was back on the bench last weekend and is available again.
RB Leipzig starting lineup (4-2-3-1): 1-Gulacsi (GK) — 2-Simakan, 4-Orban, 37-Diallo, 22-Raum — 8-Haidara, 24-Schlager — 18-Nkunku, 10-Forsberg, 17-Szoboszlai — 11-Werner
RB Leipzig subs (8): 21-Blaswich (GK), , 23-Halstenberg, 38-Novoa, 9-Poulsen, 19-Silva, 32-Gvardiol, 39-Henrichs, 44-Kampi
Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig TV channel, live stream
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| Australia | Thu, Sept. 15 | 05:00 AEST | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | Wed, Sept. 14 | 15:00 ET | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | Thu, Sept. 15 | 03:00 HKST | beIN Sports 5 | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Thu, Sept. 15 | 00:30 IST | Sony Six | JioTV, Sony LIV |
| Malaysia | Thu, Sept. 15 | 03:00 MT | — | beIN Sports Connect |
| New Zealand | Thu, Sept. 15 | 07:00 NZST | — | Spark Sport |
| Singapore | Thu, Sept. 15 | 03:00 SST | — | beIN Sports Connect |
| UK | Wed, Sept. 14 | 20:00 BST | BT Sport 4 | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | Wed, Sept. 14 | 15:00 ET | UniMas, TUDN | fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX+ |
UK: The Champions League group stage match between Real Madrid and RB Leipzig will be televised on BT Sport 4, and it can be streamed on both the BT Sport app and website.
USA: In the United States, the match from the Bernabeu will be televised on UniMas and TUDN, two channels that are both streamed on fuboTV. The match will also be streamed in English on CBS’s subscription-based platform Paramount+ and on the Univision Spanish-language streaming service ViX+.
Canada: Every Champions League match all season long is streamed in Canada via DAZN.
Australia: Every Champions League match all season long is streamed in Australia via Stan Sport.
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