UEFA Champions League, League Stage 3Real MadridREA 4 1 Full Time RB LeipzigLEI Venue Santiago Bernabu Stadium Referee Istvan KovacsBernardo Silva 43Arda Gler 52Kylian Mbapp 83Yan Diomande 87 Tidiam Gomis 85Real Madrid claimed a fourth straight win in all competitions as they beat RB Leipzig 4-1 to ensure they will go into Sundays Clasico on a high, with Yan Diomande on target against his former club. Madrid meet arch rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou this weekend in desperate need of a victory to cut their six-point deficit to the defending LaLiga champions at the top of the table.While Barca will go into that game on the back of a thrilling 4-2 loss at Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain, Madrid came through a strong test in ultimately routine fashion to make it three wins from three in the league phase.Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock from point-blank range with his first goal for Madrid since joining from Manchester City, and there was no way back for Leipzig after Arda Guler netted his second goal in two games. Kylian Mbappe bent into the far corner to make it 3-0 before Tidiam Gomis replied with a consolation for Leipzig, though the final say fittingly came from substitute Diomande.Diomade produced a sparkling volley against the club he left this summer in a deal worth up to 140million, giving the scoreline an emphatic appearance that did not look likely in the opening stages.Madrid get perfect Clasico preparationLeipzig found plenty of joy going forward in early going, with Thibaut Courtois required to produce a fine save to keep out Romulo Cardosos superb effort on the turn.Vinicius Junior then saw a bending effort parried away by Maarten Vandevoordt, whose goal was later cleared by a frustrated Jude Bellingham as Madrid sought to break the Leipzig resistanceCourtois rescued Madrid again after Christopher Nkunku was played through on goal, and Leipzig were punished for failing to take their opportunities to open the scoring as Silva got off the mark for Los Blancos.He reacted quickest after Vandevoordt failed to properly deal with Gulers low strike. The goalkeeper got contact on the shot but only succeeded in taking pace off it as it squirmed through his legs, with Silva on hand to tap in.Vinicius was then denied by Vandevoordt for a second time, but there was nothing the Belgian could do seven minutes into the second half as Mbappe headed Bellinghams deep cross back across goal for Guler to prod home.Mbappe missed a chance to make it 3-0 by uncharacteristically firing into the side-netting but, as the game appeared to meandering towards its conclusion, he atoned for that miss with a superb curling strike from the edge of the area.Gomis pounced on poor Madrid defending as he slotted home after linking up nicely with Christoph Baumgartnerto give Leipzig something to cheer, but Diomande restored the three-goal cushion when he produced a stunning illustration of why Los Blancos paid such a sizeable fee to prise him from the Bundesliga side, meeting Brahim Diazs ball with a remarkable volley that flew into the top-left corner. Real Madrid RB Leipzig 4 Goals 1 2.9 xG 1.46 64% Possession 36% 18 Total Shots 11 11 Shots on Target 6 6 Shots off Target 4 6 Corners 1 13 Fouls 12 3 Offsides 2 1 Yellow Cards 1 5 Saves 6 734 Passes 396 672 Passes Completed 347 92% Pass Accuracy 88% Home Away The UEFA Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 3 1 Paris Saint Germain330014599 W W W 2 Liverpool330012759 W W W 3 VfB Stuttgart32107257 D W W 4 Aston Villa22009276 W W 5 Barcelona320111656 L W W 6 Como320110556 W L W 7 Manchester City32019546 W L W 8 Sporting CP22005146 L W 9 Arsenal22004046 D W 10 Real Madrid22006426 W W 11 Real Betis22006426 W W 12 Borussia Dortmund32015416 W L W 13 Bayern Mnchen21108354 D D 14 AS Roma31118534 W L D 15 Shakhtar Donetsk21104224 L W 16 Atletico Madrid31114314 D W L 17 PSV Eindhoven31112204 W L D 18 Villarreal31028803 L W L 19 Club Brugge KV21016603 W W 20 Manchester United310256-13 L L W 21 Lens210134-13 L L 22 Napoli310257-23 W L L 23 RB Leipzig210124-23 L W 24 Galatasaray310269-33 W L L 25 Feyenoord210147-33 L W 26 Sabah FC310236-33 L W L 27 Bodo/Glimt310249-53 L W L 28 AEK Athens FC310238-53 L L W 29 Fenerbahe302139-62 D L D 30 Viking201146-21 L D 31 Slavia Praha301247-31 D L L 32 Inter200246-20 W L 33 Lask Linz200237-40 W L 34 FC Porto300326-40 L L L 35 Lille3003410-60 L L L 36 Slovan Bratislava3003113-120 L 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) Upcoming fixtures for Real Madrid and RB Leipzig Upcoming Fixtures : Real Madrid La Liga Barcelona BAR 20:00 2026-10-25 Real Madrid REA La Liga Racing Santander SAN 16:00 2026-11-01 Real Madrid REA UEFA Champions League AEK Athens FC AEK 17:45 2026-11-04 Real Madrid REA La Liga Valencia VAL 16:00 2026-11-08 Real Madrid REA La Liga Real Madrid REA 16:00 2026-11-22 Celta Vigo CEL Upcoming Fixtures : RB Leipzig UEFA Champions League RB Leipzig LEI 20:00 2026-11-04 Manchester City MCI UEFA Champions League RB Leipzig LEI 20:00 2026-11-24 Lens LEN UEFA Champions League Manchester United MUN 20:00 2026-12-08 RB Leipzig LEI UEFA Champions League RB Leipzig LEI 20:00 2027-01-20 Shakhtar Donetsk SHA UEFA Champions League Feyenoord FEY 20:00 2027-01-27 RB Leipzig LEI Topics Champions League 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 WATCH: Bernardo Silva scores first Real Madrid goal as Los Blancos break Leipzig resistance Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 LIVE Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: Commentary, updates, goals and stats Jon Fisher 21st October, 2026 Aston Villa v Viking: Confirmed line-ups as Emerys men aim to continue red-hot form Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: Confirmed line-ups as Los Blancos look to carry momentum into Clasico Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 Bayern Munich v Arsenal: Confirmed line-ups Gunners face huge Allianz Arena test Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 Como v Manchester United: Confirmed line-ups as under-pressure Carrick seeks Champions League respite Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026
