Leipzig – Real Madrid: without Bellingham, the Merengue challenge the Germans in the 8th!

This evening, the Champions League makes its comeback. The most successful team in the competition travels to Germany to face RB Leipzig.

The big ear cut is making a comeback! After the group stage, it's time for the round of 16 with the most successful club in the group stage. of the Champions League. Real Madrid faces RB Leipzig in Germany without several executives. Carlo Ancelotti will be deprived of by David Alaba, Eder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger, Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellingham. Touché &agrav; the left ankle during the last match à home against Girona, the England international is out for this evening's confrontation and the next two league matches against Rayo Vallecano and Séville. Faced with the numerous absences, Carlo Ancelotti could start Aurélien Tchouaméni in central defense, as he does; confirmed at press conference: "Convincing players is very important. When we talk to them, we understand if they want to play games. this position or not. Almost all of them told me that they had no problem because they take into account the difficulties of the team and they want to bring. I'm not going to put a player who doesn't like to play in this game. a position. Force things, never, try to convince, yes. We have other options that I need to consider. Leipzig is very strong on set pieces and for Brahim, this is not his greatest quality, it is not a giant. Carvajal in central played very well. I have to think about it." 

The technician returned to the German team:"The match worries me a lot. Preoccupation is an important aspect of preparing for the match. One of the most important things is that they scored 26 goals on the counterattack. They are a fantastic counterattacking team, with very fast and high quality attackers. You know Olmo very well, but all four are very good."

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On the side German, RB Leipzig acts as "outsider" against Real Madrid. A status that does not scare à the coach of the German club, Marco Rose."We're not afraid of anything, we're happy to play against Madrid in our stadium, that's what we want, that's why we fought to be here in the round of 16. He's an excellent opponent. They are in a good period. They know what it means to play this competition and to win it, we have to focus on everyone. Brahim, Rodrygo, Kroos, Modric… they are all excellent. But we have a good group, good players. We will give everything on the pitch and seize our chances. We want to get a good result for this first leg, we want to be competitive with the ball, in possession of the ball. We are not afraid of anyone", said' the technician. 

À what time does Leipzig – Real Madrid start ?

The Champions League round of 16 match between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid is scheduled to kick off Tuesday February 13 &at; 9:00 p.m. à the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (Germany). The Bosnian Irfan Peljto will be on the whistle.

Which channel to watch Leipzig – Real Madrid ?

Holders of the TV rights to the Champions League, Canal+Foot and RMC Sport 1 will broadcast  the poster between Leipzig and the Merengue. 

How to follow Leipzig – Real Madrid in streaming ?

If you want to watch the Champions League round of 16 first leg between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe à a subscription on MyCanal or on the RMC Sport website. 

What are the probable line-ups of RB Leipzig and Real Madrid ?

Leipzig: Gulacsi – Simakan, Lukeba, Orban, Raum – Olmo, Schlager, Kampl, Simons –  Sesko, Openda.

Real Madrid: Lunin – Carvajal, Tchouaméni, Nacho, Mendy – Valverde, Kroos, Camavinga – Diaz – Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo.

What are the predictions for Leipzig – Real Madrid ?

• Betclic: Leipzig: 2.90/Draw: 3.70/Real Madrid: 2.35
• Bwin: Leipzig: 2.70/Draw: 3.50/Real Madrid: 2, 25
• NetBet: Leipzig: 2.82/Draw: 3.65/Real Madrid: 2.32
• Unibet:: Leipzig: 2.90/Draw: 3.80/Real Madrid: 2 ,31