Champions League: Real Madrid host Leipzig for third round
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Real Madrid host RB Leipzig on 21 October at the Santiago Bernabéu for the third round of the 2026-2027 Champions League league phase. Madrid have six points and Leipzig have three ahead of the match, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Real Madrid host RB Leipzig at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium at 8pm on Wednesday 21 October for the third round of the 2026-2027 Champions League league phase, La Nouvelle Tribune reports. The Spanish club are 10th with six points after two wins, against Inter Milan (2-1) and in Rome (4-3), while Leipzig are 23rd with three points.
The Germans began the competition with a 4-1 defeat in Como before beating PSV Eindhoven 1-0. For this match, Real Madrid have Thibaut Courtois in goal, with Federico Valverde, Dean Huijsen, Antonio Rüdiger and Álvaro Carreras in defence. Bernardo Silva, Eduardo Camavinga and Jude Bellingham make up the midfield, behind Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.
Leipzig also start in a 4-3-3 formation, with Maarten Vandevoordt, Ridle Baku, Willi Orbán, Castello Lukeba and David Raum in defence. N'Golo? El Aynaoui, Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Seiwald are in midfield, while Antonio Nusa, Rômulo and Brajan Gruda make up the attack, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
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