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RB Leipzig düpiert Real Madrid in Champions League

Marco Rose applauded his pros from the background, who were cheered on by their fans on an impressive evening. Minutes after the final whistle, the RB Leipzig supporters were thrilled with the 3-2 (2-1) win over defending champions Real Madrid – but the Saxons still have to wait for a place in the round of 16. Because Shakhtar Donetsk played 1-1 at Celtic Glasgow on Tuesday evening, Leipzig is not through yet despite the three-point lead over the Ukrainians.

Josko Gvardiol (13th minute), Christopher Nkunku (18th) and Timo Werner (81st) scored the goals for coach Marco Rose’s team in front of 45,228 spectators. Vinicius Júnior (44th) and Rodrygo (90th + 4) scored penalties for Real. Next week, Wednesday, a draw at Shakhtar in the last group game would be enough for Leipzig to advance to the knockout phase.

“We have exactly what we wanted. It’s in our own hands, we don’t even have to win,” Werner said afterwards on DAZN. “We’ve always found solutions, Real faced problems – that’s exactly how you have to play against big teams.” Overwintering in the European Cup is safe for RB.

The game was not even 20 minutes old when Real’s world goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois hammered the ball into his own net out of sheer frustration. The Belgian was annoyed that RB started like unleashed. Courtois saved a header from André Silva from a corner in the 13th minute, but Gvardiol headed the rebound into the goal. Just five minutes later, Nkunku chased the ball under the bar from close range, from where it bounced over the line to make it 2-0. Then the frustrated Courtois threw him back into the net. Never before had any other team scored twice against Real within the first 18 minutes of a premier group game.

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