UEFA Champions League, League Stage 3Real MadridREA 21/10/2026 20:00 RB LeipzigLEI Venue Santiago Bernabu Stadium Referee Istvan KovacsWhere to Watch Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: TV and online streamsReal Madrid versus RB Leipzig kicks off at8pm BST (9pm local time) on Wednesday, October 21at the Santiago Bernabu. The match is live onTNT Sportsin the UK. In the US, its onParamount+at 3pm ET.If you live outside the UK, click theLINK HEREto find out where to watch it in your region.Preview for Real Madrid v RB LeipzigReal Madrid are building momentum at exactly the right time. With the Clsico at Camp Nou on Sunday, Jos Mourinhos side first host RB Leipzig at the Bernabu on Wednesday night, looking to make it three Champions League wins from three.Madrid swept Sevilla aside 4-1 on Sunday. Kylian Mbapp scored twice, and Arda Gler and Yan Diomande were also on target in a performance that made it three straight wins in all competitions. That followed an extraordinary night in Rome last week, when they scored three times in the final eight minutes to come from 3-1 down to beat Roma 4-3.Madrid have won both of their Champions League games so far, having beaten Inter Milan 2-1 on matchday one, and they have won their last six home matches in all competitions.Leipzig, by contrast, arrive in Madrid on the back of a 6-1 pasting at Bayern Munich in a game that really outlined the difference between the haves and the have nots in the Bundesliga.Prior to that result, Martin Demichelis side had been going well with emphatic league wins over Eintracht Frankfurt (6-0) and Hamburg (5-0) either side of a defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.They have three points from their first two Champions League games with a 4-1 defeat at Como followed by a 1-0 home success over PSV Eindhoven.They have lost their last four away games in all competitions, though, and are winless in their last seven away games in Europe.This will be the fifth meeting between the clubs in the Champions League. They last met in the last 16 in 2023-24, when Madrid won the tie 2-1 on aggregate on their way to lifting the trophy.Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Paris Saint Germain220010376 W W 2 Barcelona22009276 W W 3 Aston Villa22009276 W W 4 VfB Stuttgart22006156 W W 5 Liverpool22008446 W W 6 Sporting CP22005146 W W 7 Arsenal22004046 W W 8 Real Madrid22006426 W W 9 Real Betis22006426 W W 10 Bayern Mnchen21108354 D W 11 Shakhtar Donetsk21104224 W D 12 Como21016423 L W 13 Manchester United21014223 L W 14 Villarreal21015413 W L 15 Atletico Madrid21013213 W L 16 Club Brugge KV21016603 W L 17 Manchester City21014403 L W 18 Borussia Dortmund21013303 L W 19 Lens210134-13 L W 20 AEK Athens FC210123-13 L W 21 RB Leipzig210124-23 W L 22 Sabah FA210124-23 W L 23 Feyenoord210147-33 W L 24 Bodo/Glimt210115-43 W L 25 AS Roma201145-11 L D 26 PSV Eindhoven201112-11 L D 27 Viking201146-21 D L 28 Fenerbahe201117-61 L D 29 Inter200246-20 L L 30 FC Porto200225-30 L L 31 Slavia Praha200225-30 L L 32 Napoli200214-30 L L 33 Lask Linz200237-40 L L 34 Lille200226-40 L L 35 Galatasaray200227-50 L L 36 Slovan Bratislava200219-80 L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Team News for Real Madrid v RB LeipzigVincius Jnior is available. His four-match ban only applies to La Liga, so although he will miss Sundays Clsico, he can play in Europe. Mourinho has confirmed the Brazilian will play.Rodrygo (knee), Ferland Mendy (hip) and Ral Asencio (leg) remain out, and there are no new injury concerns after the Sevilla game.With the Clsico just four days later, Mourinho may consider resting some of his key players, but Madrid are expected to name a strong side.For Leipzig, Christoph Baumgartner (hamstring), Assan Oudraogo (shoulder) and former Barca striker Marc Guiu are all out. Back-up goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle is suspended.Expected line-ups for Real Madrid v RB LeipzigReal Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Konat, Huijsen, Carreras; Gler, Tchouamni; Diomande, Bellingham, Vincius; MbappRB Leipzig: Vandevoordt; Baku, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; El Aynaoui, Banzuzi; Gruda, Nkunku, Nusa; RmuloStats for Real Madrid v RB LeipzigThe sides have met four times, all in the Champions League. In the 2022/23 group stageMadrid won 2-0 in Spain, Federico Valverde opening the scoring, andLeipzig triumphed 3-2 in Germany, Christopher Nkunku scoring for the home side and Vincius Jnior and Rodrygo on target for the visitors.In the 2023/24 round of 16Madrid won 1-0 in Germanythanks to a Brahim Daz goal anddrew 1-1 in Spain, where Vincius Jniors opener was quickly cancelled out by Willi Orban.Last seasons quarter-final loss to Bayern Mnchen (1-2 h,3-4 a) ended Madrids four-game winning run against Bundesliga clubs.Madrid have lost only one of their last 13 group stage/league phase matches against German opposition (W8 D4), winning the last four most recently in 2024/25, at home toStuttgart (3-1)andBorussia Dortmund (5-2).Madrid have scored in their last 26 home matches against Bundesliga visitors.This is Leipzigs ninth game against Spanish opponents. Having won three of their first five (D1 L1), they are without a victory in three (D1 L2), most recentlylosing 1-2 at Atltico de Madrid on Matchday 1 in 2024/25to make their record in Spain W1 D1 L2.Prediction for Real Madrid v RB LeipzigIts unlikely to be a goal fest with Mourinho likely to tailor his approach so his side hit their peak at the weekend. But Madrid will still have too much for a Leipzig team that arent great defensively. Match PredictionReal Madrid 2 0 RB Leipzig Topics RB Leipzig Real Madrid CF If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Champions League predictions: Full guide to Matchday 3 2026/27 Ben Miller 20th October, 2026 Are you Arsene in disguise? 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