Real Madrid will face RB Leipzig in Tuesday's first leg, securing a 100% victory over Germany in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti's men have been very good so far. took first place in Group C Meanwhile, Marco Rose's side finished second in Group G behind defending title holders Manchester City. Real are also full of confidence having just defeated Girona at the top of La Liga. Jude Bellingham injured. That might work out for Spain's Los Blancos, so they can focus here to reach the quarter-finals with minimal fuss. However, Leipzig's Reus Openda and Xavi Simons have spoken out on the issue, despite Die Roten Bullen struggling defensively in the group stages and still lagging behind in the race for a place in the Bundesliga's UCL. I'm sure you're thinking about it.
The storyline and how to watch the match are as follows.
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Viewing method and probability
- date: Tuesday, February 13th | time: 3:00 PM ET
- position: Red Bull Arena — Leipzig, Germany
- clock: paramount+
- Odds: Dortmund +200; draw +275; PSG+110
team news
Leipzig: Amadou Haidara missed the Augsburg draw and could be suspended if he is not careful, with Mohamed Simakan and Benjamin Henriks potentially suspended for the second leg. Castello Lukeva is in the same position, but is unlikely to start after captain Willi Orbán returned after missing all group stage games due to injury.
Potential Leipzig XI: Guracsi; Simakan, Rukba, Orbán, Raum. Olmo, Schlager, Kampl, Simmons. Sesco, open da.
Authentic: Bellingham is likely to be sidelined here due to injury, so he is expected to face Brahim Diaz, while Antonio Rudiger is also expected to be absent due to injury. Nacho Fernandes should return in defence, but Eder Militao, David Alaba and Thibaut Courtois remain absent.
Potential Real XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Choameni, Nacho, Mendy. Valverde, Kroos, Camavinga. Díaz; Vinicius Jr., Rodrigo.
prediction
This looks to be an interesting opening leg, as both Leipzig and Real have firepower at the top but can lose at the back. It wouldn't be too surprising for either team to win by a narrow margin, and the hosts will be hoping to gain some sort of advantage heading into the second leg. choose: Leipzig 2, Real 2.
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