Kylian Mbappé drives Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over RB Leipzig
How the match unfolded, with the data behind it
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Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig was shaped by a late first-half opener, three second-half goals and clear control of possession, passing and shooting. Kylian Mbappé supplied a goal and assist as Madrid remained fourth in the supplied league-stage table.
Match report
Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the UEFA Champions League League Stage - 3 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, extending their winning run from a pre-match sequence of three wins. Leipzig’s pre-match form was Loss, Win, Loss.
Bernardo opens the scoring
Bernardo Silva scored the opener in the 43rd minute to give Real Madrid a 1-0 half-time lead. Arda Güler doubled the advantage in the 52nd minute, with Kylian Mbappé providing the assist for a 2-0 score.
Mbappé then made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute after an assist from Yan Diomande. Tidiam Gomis reduced the deficit to 3-1 for Leipzig in the 85th minute, assisted by Christoph Baumgartner, but Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal advantage in the 87th minute with Brahim Díaz’s assist.
Madrid control the match
Real Madrid had 65% possession and completed 679 accurate passes to Leipzig’s 355. They also led 18-11 in total shots and 11-6 in shots on goal, while their expected-goals figure was 3.13 compared with Leipzig’s 1.51. Thibaut Courtois made five saves, and Leipzig’s goalkeeper made six.
Álvaro Fernández Carreras and Rocco Reitz received yellow cards in the 68th and 70th minutes respectively. Neither team received a red card.
Mbappé leads the ratings
Mbappé was the standout performer with an 8.4 rating, one goal, one assist and two key passes in 88 minutes.
The post-match standings list Real Madrid fourth with 9 points from 3 games, while Leipzig are 30th with 3 points from 3 games. Madrid are 6 points ahead of Leipzig, while both trail league leader Paris Saint Germain by 0 and 6 points respectively.
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Real Madrid | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | WWW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Arsenal | DWW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
| 9 | Como | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
| 11 | Club Brugge KV | WWL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
| 12 | Sporting CP | LWW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | WLW | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Bayern München | DDW | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| 15 | AS Roma | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 16 | Atletico Madrid | DWL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 | Shakhtar Donetsk | LWD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 18 | PSV Eindhoven | WLD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 19 | Villarreal | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
| 20 | Manchester United | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 21 | Inter | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 22 | Napoli | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 23 | Galatasaray | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 24 | Lask Linz | WLL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| 25 | Sabah FC | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |
| 26 | Feyenoord | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 27 | Lens | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
| 28 | Bodo/Glimt | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 29 | AEK Athens FC | LLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 30 | RB Leipzig | LWL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| 31 | Fenerbahçe | DLD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| 32 | Slavia Praha | DLL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| 33 | Viking | LDL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |
| 34 | FC Porto | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 35 | Lille | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | LLL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |