Real Madrid held RB Leipzig to a 1-1 draw within the second leg of their Round of 16 fixture, on the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday. The end result noticed Madrid advance to the following spherical, courtesy of a 2-1 combination.
Vinicius Jr scores for Real Madrid.(AFP)
In the second leg, it was Madrid who obtained the primary aim, as Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr mixed to make it 1-0 within the Sixty fifth-minute. The England worldwide obtained the ball in his personal half, after which made a run ahead, adopted by a by way of ball to Vinicius and the Brazilian completed it with calm and ease.
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Willi Orban equalised for RB Leipzig within the 68th-minute, however the Bundesliga didn’t the aim, which might degree the tie. Real Madrid have reached the Champions League quarter-finals in 12 of the final 14 seasons, failing solely in 2018-19 and 2019-20 (each Round of 16 eliminations) on this interval.
Meanwhile, RB Leipzig have didn’t progress from every of their final three Champions League final 16 ties, shedding to Liverpool in 2020-21 and Manchester City in 2022-23.
Bellingham, aged 20 years and 251 days, grew to become the third-youngest participant ever to both rating or help a aim in six consecutive Champions League appearances, behind solely Kylian Mbappe (18 years and 337 days) and Erling Haaland (20 years and 231 days).
Speaking after the match, Madrid supervisor Carlo Ancelotti mentioned, “We had to dig deep, more than we thought we might have to. It was difficult and we played badly. Now we’re pleased to reach the quarter-finals. We’re in a better position than ever because we’re seven points clear in the league and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. If I’d been told this at the beginning of the season, I’d have taken it.”
“We have to be critical because it has happened again. When we have a small lead we don’t know how to handle it mentally. We don’t press and we lack intensity. Maybe I made a mistake in the line-up, but I wanted to bring more intensity and energy, and we didn’t do that. That’s where we have to improve and evaluate what we didn’t do well,” he added.
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