Real Madrid started the season in the elite competition with a convincing 3-0 win against Celtic in Glasgow, but are currently second in the table as Shakhtar scored more goals in their win against Real tonight. What can especially make all Real fans happy is that their team won against Celtic without their main attacking weapon, Karim Benzema, who was injured. There is no doubt that the Frenchman is Real's best player since Ronaldo left the club, but with two convincing victories against Glasgow (3-1) and against Mallorca in the domestic championship (4-1), the Spanish giants showed that they are not a team that relies on one player. After the departure of Casemiro, many expected Real to falter in the midfield, but Ancelotti has at his disposal a huge number of exceptional players such as Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Ceballos, as well as the young Camavinga and Tchouameni. Whichever of the above-mentioned players Real takes to the field, in my opinion, they are considered absolute favorites, especially at home. The beginning of the season for Real could not be better, they have won all seven of the seven games played and they really seem unstoppable. Except for the game against Eintracht Frankfurt, more than 2.5 goals were seen in all other Real games, and I truly believe that this will still be the case today. Real certainly wants to be the first in its group and will go into this match without any calculations with a clear goal, which is to win on its own field. Another motive for Madridians is related to Ancelotti. The famous Sir Alex Ferguson currently holds the record for the number of victories in the Champions League (102), and if Ancelotti's team wins tonight, the famous Italian coach will reach the number of 100 victories and can break the record already this season.

Leipzig enters this match after a pretty good game and a 3-0 win over Dortmund, but the big question is how well they can do against one of the best clubs in the world. After losing to Shakhtar 4-1 at home, coach Tedesco was fired and replaced by Rose. Rose will have an extremely difficult task considering that they will have games against Dortmund, Real Madrid and Monchengladbach in the space of just seven days. The win against Dortmund probably came as a result of the change of coach and the current motivation of the players, but it should also be noted that Dortmund's defense is really not at a high level this year. To compare the defenses of Real and Dortmund and the games that these two teams have shown so far, would be really inappropriate. The game against Real Madrid comes at a very bad time for Leipzig, because it can largely determine the continuation of the competition in the Champions League for this team. With two defeats in two opening matches, Leipzig would be in a big problem to later get one of the leading positions that lead to the next stage. An additional problem for the Germans will be the absence of Dani Olmo and Klostermann, who are very important for Leipzig's game. In no way do I want to diminish the quality that Leipzig undoubtedly possesses, but I honestly think that Real Madrid is a much more stable and better club at the moment and that they will achieve a routine victory in this match.

皇家马德里在本赛季的精英比赛中以令人信服的 3-0 击败格拉斯哥的凯尔特人队开始了本赛季，但由于矿工今晚在对阵皇家队的比赛中打进了更多进球，因此目前排名第二。尤其让所有皇马球迷高兴的是，他们的球队在没有主攻武器卡里姆·本泽马受伤的情况下战胜了凯尔特人。毫无疑问，法国人是罗纳尔多离开俱乐部以来皇马最好的球员，但凭借在国内联赛中对格拉斯哥（3-1）和马洛卡（4-1）的两场令人信服的胜利，西班牙豪门表明他们不是一支依靠一名球员的球队。卡塞米罗离开后，很多人预计皇马会在中场摇摆不定，但安切洛蒂手下拥有大量优秀球员，如克罗斯、莫德里奇、巴尔韦德、塞巴洛斯，以及年轻的卡马文加和楚阿梅尼。在我看来，无论上述球员中的哪一位皇马上场，他们都被认为是绝对的最爱，尤其是在家里。赛季初对皇马来说再好不过了，他们赢得了七场比赛中的所有七场，他们看起来真的势不可挡。除了对阵法兰克福的比赛之外，其他皇马比赛的进球数都超过了 2.5 个，我真的相信今天仍然如此。皇马当然想成为小组第一，并且会带着一个明确的目标进入这场比赛，没有任何计算，那就是在自己的领域取胜。马德里人的另一个动机与安切洛蒂有关。大名鼎鼎的弗格森爵士目前保持着欧冠冠军（102场）的纪录，如果今晚安切洛蒂的球队获胜，这位意大利名帅将达到100场胜利，本赛季已经可以打破纪录。

莱比锡在一场相当不错的比赛并以 3-0 击败多特蒙德后进入这场比赛，但最大的问题是他们在对阵世界上最好的俱乐部之一时能做得如何。输给后矿工主场4-1，主帅特德斯科被解雇，被罗斯换下。考虑到他们将在短短 7 天内与多特蒙德、皇家马德里和门兴格拉德巴赫进行比赛，罗斯将面临一项极其艰巨的任务。战胜多特蒙德很可能是换帅和球员现在的积极性的结果，但也应该看到，今年多特蒙德的防守水平确实不高。比较皇马和多特蒙德的防守以及这两支球队迄今为止表现出来的比赛，真的是不合适的。对阵皇马的比赛对莱比锡来说来得非常糟糕，因为这在很大程度上决定了这支球队在欧冠中的竞争能否延续。在两场首场比赛中两场失利，莱比锡将很难在以后获得一个领先的位置，从而进入下一阶段。德国人面临的另一个问题是 Dani Olmo 和 Klostermann 的缺席，他们非常对莱比锡的比赛很重要。我绝不想削弱莱比锡无疑拥有的实力，但老实说，我认为皇家马德里目前是一家更加稳定和更好的俱乐部，他们将在这场比赛中取得常规胜利。