Head-to-Head: RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid has produced a slight Spanish edge without becoming one-sided. Real Madrid won 2–0 in 2022 and 1–0 in February 2024, yet Leipzig answered with a 3–2 home victory in October 2022 before the teams drew 1–1 on 6 March 2024. The narrow margins make this a test of whether Madrid’s edge can withstand Leipzig’s capacity to change the balance.

Upcoming matches, RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

21 October 2026 - 19:00 Group Stage

Real Madrid

VS

RB Leipzig

Past matches, RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

6 March 2024 Round of 16

Real Madrid

1 - 1

RB Leipzig

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
13 February 2024 Round of 16

RB Leipzig

0 - 1

Real Madrid

Red Bull Arena
25 October 2022 Group F - 5

RB Leipzig

3 - 2

Real Madrid

Red Bull Arena
14 September 2022 Group F - 2

Real Madrid

2 - 0

RB Leipzig

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

Match center

Real Madrid

1 - 1

6 March 2024

RB Leipzig

Starting eleven

Substitutes Real Madrid

11
F
10
M
14
F
25
G
24
M
21
M
30
G
17
M
20
D
19
M

RB Leipzig Substitutes

F
9
M
14
M
6
M
44
D
5
D
3
M
13
G
25
M
38
G
21

Match events

45'

90'

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20'

Xaver Schlager Yellow Card
46'

Rodrygo E. Camavinga
50'

David Raum Yellow Card
54'

Vinícius Júnior Yellow Card
65'
⚽

Vinícius Júnior Normal Goal (Asst: J. Bellingham)
68'
⚽

W. Orbán Normal Goal (Asst: D. Raum)
71'

Willi Orbán Yellow Card
73'

Aurélien Tchouaméni Yellow Card
75'

Toni Kroos Yellow Card
77'

Y. Poulsen L. Openda
78'

L. Modrić T. Kroos
85'

Joselu J. Bellingham
85'

C. Baumgartner B. Šeško
85'

E. Elmas X. Schlager
90'

K. Kampl A. Haidara

Stats for this game

Matchup RB Leipzig VS Real Madrid

Madrid ahead, Leipzig close

Real Madrid hold the stronger line in the direct results through their 2–0 group-stage win on 14 September 2022 and 1–0 Round of 16 victory on 13 February 2024. Neither result carried a wide margin, however, and both were answered by signs that Leipzig could keep the contest within reach. The balance is therefore favourable to Madrid without being safely one-sided.

Counterweight at both ends

Leipzig’s 3–2 home win on 25 October 2022 is the clearest counterweight, turning the fixture into a contest Madrid could not simply manage on reputation. The 1–1 draw in Madrid on 6 March 2024 added another close outcome and showed that Leipzig can resist the Spanish club away from Germany as well as threaten at home. That combination of narrow wins, a home reversal and a draw gives the matchup competitive texture without erasing Madrid’s advantage. Future meetings should focus on whether Leipzig’s narrow margins become victories or whether Madrid’s edge continues to decide close games.