Real Madrid go face RB Leipzig for UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, for Santiago Bernabeu inside Madrid, Spain. Kickoff na 21:00 CET, wey be 03:00pm EST. The game don carry one special angle: Yan Diomande go meet the club wey e make im name for last season.
Yan Diomande, 19, don give im first real standout performance since im record-breaking arrival this summer. Against Sevilla on Sunday, e score one stunning goal and set up another as Real Madrid win 4-1. That performance don raise expectations for the young forward ahead of the RB Leipzig match.
Vinicius Junior also dey available for UEFA Champions League despite four-game ban for domestic league, and José Mourinho talk for pre-match press conference say e go return to starting lineup. Real Madrid fit make am three European wins in a row if dem beat RB Leipzig. The club publish squad list for the match.
RB Leipzig no be small opposition. Dem concede four away to Como for dia UEFA Champions League opener, and Bayern Munich thrash dem at the weekend. But the side under Martín Demichelis don show say dem fit score plenty goals: dem beat Frankfurt 6-0 and Hamburg 5-0, even though dem also lose 6-1 to Bayern Munich and 4-1 to Como. Dem don win by three or more goals three times already in 2026-27. Martín Demichelis talk say e get deep admiration for Yan Diomande, and e believe im squad fit give Real Madrid serious test.
For injury side, Real Madrid long-term absentees Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo and Raúl Asencio dey set to miss the game. RB Leipzig go miss Marc Guiu and Assan Ouédraogo through injury, while Christoph Baumgartner missed the weekend defeat to Bayern Munich and na doubt to start on Wednesday.
