Rüdiger wins 4-1 with Real – Raum and Baku lose with Leipzig at the Bernabéu
Antonio Rüdiger started for Real, while David Raum and Ridle Baku began for Leipzig. Madrid pulled away after the break, Gomis scored only a consolation.
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Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 4-1 (1-0) in the Champions League in a game featuring Germany internationals on both sides. According to bundesliga.com, Antonio Rüdiger started for the Spanish side and, according to the line-ups, played the full match at centre-back. For Leipzig, Ridle Baku and David Raum started in the back four; Raum was replaced by Max Finkgräfe in the 73rd minute.
Bernardo Silva (44th) and Arda Güler (52nd) put Real ahead before Kylian Mbappé (83rd) and Yan Diomande (87th) added more. Tidiam Gomis scored Leipzig's goal to make it 1-3 (85th). Real Madrid recorded a third win from three league-phase games, while Leipzig remain on three points.
“I can't say I'm satisfied, because we lost,” Leipzig coach Martín Demichelis said, according to baykusen.de. Christoph Baumgartner nevertheless saw an improvement after the 1-6 in Munich: “We have no points, but there was a reaction from the team.”