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.

Past matches, RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid

21 October 2026 League Stage - 3

Real Madrid

4 - 1

RB Leipzig

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
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

4 - 1

21 October 2026

RB Leipzig

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Real Madrid

12
D
21
M
25
F
24
D
17
D
3
D
9
F
19
F
16
D
13
G
27
M
14
M

RB Leipzig Substitutes

M
14
D
3
D
35
F
27
D
39
D
16
D
2
M
30
G
1
M
20
F
11
M
6

Match events

45'

90'

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43'
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Bernardo Silva Normal Goal
52'
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Arda Güler Normal Goal (Asst: Kylian Mbappé)
63'

Rocco Reitz Neil El Aynaoui
63'

Andrija Maksimović Brajan Gruda
68'

Álvaro Fernández Carreras Yellow Card
70'

Rocco Reitz Yellow Card
70'

Yan Diomande Vinícius
70'

Marc Cucurella Álvaro Fernández Carreras
73'

Max Finkgräfe David Raum
73'

Tidiam Gomis Antonio Nusa
78'

Christoph Baumgartner Christopher Nkunku
78'

Brahim Díaz Arda Güler
83'
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Kylian Mbappé Normal Goal (Asst: Yan Diomande)
85'
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Tidiam Gomis Normal Goal (Asst: Christoph Baumgartner)
87'
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Yan Diomande Normal Goal (Asst: Brahim Díaz)
88'

Carlos Espí Kylian Mbappé
88'

Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa Jude Bellingham

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.