The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 between Leipzig and Real Madrid will take place on Tuesday 13 February at 10pm at the Red Bull Arena and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange. Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.
In one of the hottest games of the last 16 of the Champions League, Leipzig, who can spring a big surprise at any moment, and Real Madrid, who are always favorites to win the trophy (the second leg is scheduled for March 6).
Leipzig qualified for this phase of the competition after finishing 2nd in Group G, where they had the following results: 3-1 (d) and 2-1 (a) with Young Boys, 1-3 (a ) and 2-3 (d) with Manchester City, 3-1 (a) and 2-1 (d) with Red Star.
In the Bundesliga, Marco Rose’s team is in 5th place after 21 stages with 37 points, three behind the Champions League, and the last official match ended in a draw, 2-2 in the championship at Augsburg.
Leipzig’s biggest result in the Champions League was the 2019-2020 semi-final, which they lost 0-3 to Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon (the last eight teams remaining in the race played in a knockout play-off in Portugal).
Real Madrid won Champions League Group C with six wins in as many games, 1-0 (a) and 3-2 (d) at Union Berlin, 3-2 (d) and 4-2 (a) at Napoli, 2 -1 (d) and 3-0 (a) with Braga.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side are top of La Liga after 24 matches with 51 points, five more than second-placed Girona, who they beat 4-0 at home in their last official league match.
Real Madrid have 14 Champions League trophies (record), the last of which was won in 2022 after the final against Liverpool, a 1-0 draw in Paris at the Stade de France and three more defeats in the final act of the competition, the most recent being a 0-1 draw in 1981 with “Liverpool” in Paris at “Parc des Princes”.
The last time these two teams met was in the 2022-2023 Champions League in the group stage, with each winning at home to Leipzig 3-2 and Real Madrid 2-0.
Superbet offers odds of 1.38 on the prediction X2: a draw or a win for the visitors in the match between Leipzig and Real Madrid.
| Leipzig – Real Madrid | X2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1.38 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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