For the whites, with three heavy losses, a draw against Leipzig would be enough to confirm their seeded status in the round of 16
Real Madrid visit the Red Bull Arena with the goal of scoring at least one point that confirms their place in the Champions League round of 16 as first in the group. After the passport was sealed for the first knockout round of the top continental competition for the twenty-seventh time under the current format of the old European Cup following the draws he won a few weeks ago in Warsaw against Shakhtar, the fourteen-time king of Europe would only draw against RB Leipzig to secure a place among the first-round champions, which could pave the way for the draw in Nyon on 7 November.
True, this does not guarantee a more benevolent crossing. It is worth remembering in this sentence, without going further, what happened last season. Carlo Ancelotti’s team then closed out the competition as Group D leader to face between mid-February and early March with the fearsome PSG of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar, who had condemned Manchester City to the second step and was linked to the eventual champion due to a failed lottery that initially summoned the Chamartín team with Benfica.
The Paris team eventually succumbed to the magic of the Bernabeu in what was the first link in an astonishing series of comebacks that catapulted Real Madrid to the final at the Stade de France, the scene of the fourteenth, but it cannot be hidden that that fight van Roosters turned the nose to more than one when it was agreed. However, the stats say going to the round of 16 if the seed increases the chances of jumping to the quarter-finals, in part because it fixes the second leg at home for those who make it. And that is always a plus.
Establishing Santiago Bernabeu as the ring for the final strike of 16 is therefore the main goal with which Real Madrid enter the Saxon countries, whose martial step in the League is accompanied by a solid passage in the Champions League.
The aforementioned setback against Shakhtar, whose incidence was minimized by Rüdiger with a goal on the horn that left the German central defender with war wounds, is the only blot on the record of a team that accounted for Celtic in the first round at home, as well as the Ukrainians and RB Leipzig in their home on Paseo de la Castellana. There, Marco Rose’s side competed with courage until Valverde and Asensio’s goals gave wings to the locals in the final stretch in a big bet from the defending champions.
The Uruguayan midfielder is one of the three significant absentees with whom Real Madrid will appear in the Red Bull Arena. Pained by Papu Gómez’s early entry into the clash against Sevilla, the Halcón will not get a chance to show off their cannon on the fifth day of the Champions League, which will also not have the almost always great competition of Modric and Benzema . The Croat remained on the floor due to an adductor discomfort and the brand new Ballon d’Or is resting due to muscle fatigue in the quadriceps of his left leg that prevented him from competing last Saturday. Their losses, which tie in with those of Ceballos and Mariano, open up space in the eleven for several members of the second unit.
Rodrygo, an essential figure for his extraordinary performance as a starter or as a luxury tractor, is emerging as a reference striker, while Camavinga will replace Modric in the engine room. They also point to eleven Lucas Vázquez and Rüdiger.
While the appointment carries a certain odor of formality to Ancelotti’s troops, who have an extra ball next week against Celtic at the Bernabeu, RB Leipzig cannot be neglected. Still shocked by the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, founder of the energy drink empire that supports a club that moved from Germany’s fifth division to the continental elite in less than a decade, Marco Rose’s students are one point ahead of Shakhtar, who will visit them on the last day.
At worst, a win over Real Madrid would allow them to face that duel with the wind in their heads. At best, which happens as the Ukrainians succumb to Celtic at home, the final date of the group stage would be a friendly match of sorts for the Saxon bloc, which has Timo Werner, Dani Olmo and Nkunku between cotton.
Source: La Verdad
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