This was one of the worst halves Real Madrid have played since 1902, it’s a miracle that we’re not losing…
On the morning of March 7, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, Real Madrid held Leipzig 1-1 to win a ticket to the next round.
Leipzig (blue shirt) wasted many opportunities when facing Real Madrid
In the first leg, Real Madrid faced many difficulties to win 1-0. In the return leg, they thought that playing at Bernabeu’s home field would help them improve their playing style. But in reality, Real Madrid continues to have a difficult day.
Leipzig clearly shows its determination to go upstream. They are ready to raise their team to play strong doubles. This caused Real Madrid’s goal to shake many times in the first half. In the 9th minute, Sesko had a chance to face but could not bєat goalkeeper Lunin.
In the 16th minute, it was Openda’s turn to miss the opportunity when he kicked out even though there was immense space. Xavi Simon, Dani Olmo and a few other players also had scoring opportunities but lacked effectiveness.
As for Real Madrid, their defense appeared fragile and was easily defeated every time Leipzig took the ball. This also unintentionally makes it difficult for the attackers to deploy because they don’t have much of the ball.
Vinicius shines to help Real Madrid gain an advantage
It wasn’t until the second half that the home team improved their position. In the 65th minute, Real Madrid punished Leipzig for not taking advantage of previous opportunities. In a quick countєrattack, Bellingham dribbled the ball from his own half and then created a favorable assist for Vinicius to defeat goalkeeper Gulacsi in the face-off.
The loss made Leipzig rise even more strongly. It only took them 3 minutes to equalize after Willi Orban’s close-range header.
Although they attacked a lot, Leipzig only had 1 goal thanks to Willi Orban
The remaining minutes saw Leipzig’s intense pressure as in the first half. But once again, their strikers proved too wasteful.
According to statistics, the German team launched 20 shots compared to only 11 for Real Madrid. However, the final score was only 1-1.
Real Madrid thereby won the ticket to continue in the Champions League in a breathtaking way with a total score of 2-1.