{"id":71630,"date":"2026-10-14T21:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=71630"},"modified":"2026-10-14T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T01:48:21","slug":"match-preview-real-madrid-vs-rb-leipzig-21-10-26-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/champions-league\/match-preview-real-madrid-vs-rb-leipzig-21-10-26-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid host RB Leipzig at Estadio Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on Wednesday, October 21 (3:00 PM ET \/ 2:00 PM CT \/ 12:00 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real Madrid have no fresh absentees to contend with here, and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 looks set to lead the line again after a flying start that has brought him 2 goals from 8 shots, all 8 on target, in his first 2 Champions League appearances this season. Federico Valverde and Antonio R\u00fcdiger have also scored 1 goal each, while Arda G\u00fcler has created 3 chances and supplied 2 assists in just 31 minutes off the bench. RB Leipzig arrive with Brajan Gruda and Andrija Maksimovi\u0107 both among the goals already this season, and Antonio Nusa’s 7 shots in 2 matches signal an attack that is creating chances even without the end product.<\/p>\n

This shapes up as a tighter watch than the raw talent on show might suggest. Leipzig have shown they can go toe-to-toe going forward, with Nusa’s 7 shots and Gruda’s 4 created chances pointing to real intent, but their defense has looked open on the road. Madrid, by contrast, look well drilled at both ends, and with Mbapp\u00e9 in this kind of shape, control of the game rather than an avalanche of goals feels like the likelier route to victory. A composed, low-event night finishing 2-0 to the hosts fits the pattern better than an end-to-end shootout.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig on Paramount+.<\/p>\n\n\n