Real Madrid got the result they wanted away to RB Leipzig, with a 1-0 victory in the first leg making them strong favourites to advance.

With Jude Bellingham out injured, Brahim Diaz stepped forward as the star, scoring a fantastic goal to win the game. Brahim is a player who has really impressed recently – great ball control, very good at dribbling past players and an excellent shot. Whether he starts or comes off the bench, he’ll pose a threat.

Real Madrid has a much better squad and team, player by player. Although RB Leipzig has potential upfront, they have a weak defense which should be killed by Madrid’ strikers who are in great form, especially Vinicius and Bellingham, who made this return this weekend against Valencia and will be available to be starter in this fixture.

I believe Carlo Ancelotti will want to wrap this game up as early as possible, so going into half-time in front will be the plan. With that in mind, look for the midfielders to try and release Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo through the middle as much as possible, with their pace likely to cause Leipzig problems.

I expect Madrid to play this game with the correct mentality and motivation, as always do in the Champions League. They are the kings of this tournament and a really difficult team to beat, especially in the knockout stages. Their last home defeat in the Champions League was against Sheriff in the group stage in 2021. They have won 9 of the last 10 UCL home games, with a draw against Man City last year.

On the other hand, for Leipzig, their best chance of progressing was to get a positive result at home. In truth, they played well and had several very good chances, with Real goalkeeper Andriy Lunin making some remarkable saves. However, they missed them and now have a very difficult task to make: make a comeback against Real Madrid in Santiago Bernabeu, something that nobody managed to do in recent history.

They have some very good forward players, and I was impressed with young striker Benjamin Sesko. He just needed a little more composure in front of goal, but his movement and awareness were good.

RB Leipzig plays an offensive and brave football which could be very dangerous in Santiago Bernabeu, because they’ll need to be very effective upfront. Keeping in mind that they can’t speculate and need to win this fixture, they will attack from the first minute leaving spaces at the back, which is their weak point. And Madrid will have chances to kill them and counters.

I still regard Lois Openda, Dani Olmo and Xavi Simons as their biggest threats going forward, and their pace and link-up play could trouble Madrid. However, I see Real coming out on top of an open, exciting contest. RB Leipzig needs to make a perfect game to win this, something that they have not done for a long time. We must also remember their bad performances during this season in the Bundesliga, where they are 5th in the table whilst Madrid is in great form, leading in La Liga and unbeaten since September against Atletico Madrid.

I remember Leipzig's games against Manchester City this season in the group stage, who is a similar team to Real Madrid. They were totally outplayed and lost 1:3 and 3:2, showing a terrible defense and the inability to keep the goal to nil.

I’m expecting an open game with chances for both sides. In this scenario, Real Madrid has clearly the advantage as has the better team and better strikers, as well as the home advantage.

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皇家马德里得到了他们想要的结果，他们在第一回合1-0的胜利使他们成为出线的热门。

贝灵汉因伤缺阵，迪亚兹作为明星出场，打进一粒精彩的进球，帮助球队赢得比赛。布拉希姆是一名最近给人留下深刻印象的球员——出色的控球能力，非常擅长带球过人和出色的射门。不管他是首发还是替补，他都会构成威胁。

皇马有一个更好的阵容，一个球员一个球员。虽然RB莱比锡在锋线上有潜力，但他们的防线薄弱，这应该会被状态极佳的马德里前锋所摧毁，尤其是维尼修斯和贝灵汉，他们在周末对阵瓦伦西亚的比赛中复出，将在本场比赛中首发出场。

我相信安切洛蒂会想要尽早结束这场比赛，所以我们的计划是在半场结束时领先。考虑到这一点，寻找中场球员，尽可能地释放小维尼修斯和罗德里戈，他们的速度可能会给莱比锡带来麻烦。

我希望皇马能以正确的心态和动力踢好这场比赛，就像在欧冠赛场上一样。他们是本届杯赛的王者，也是一支很难被击败的球队，尤其是在淘汰赛阶段。他们在欧冠联赛的最后一次主场失利是在2021年的小组赛中对阵警长队。在过去的10场欧冠主场比赛中，他们赢了9场，去年战平了曼城。

另一方面，对于莱比锡来说，他们晋级的最佳机会是在主场取得一个积极的结果。事实上，他们踢得很好，有几次很好的机会，皇马门将鲁宁做出了几次精彩的扑救。然而，他们错过了进球，现在他们有一个非常困难的任务要完成:在圣地亚哥伯纳乌对皇马的逆转，这是最近历史上没有人能做到的。

他们有一些非常好的前锋，我对年轻的前锋本杰明·塞斯科印象深刻。他只是需要在门前多一点冷静，但他的跑动和意识都很好。

RB莱比锡踢的是进攻和勇敢的足球，这在伯纳乌可能会很危险，因为他们需要非常有效的前场进攻。记住他们不能猜测，他们需要赢得这场比赛，他们将从第一分钟开始进攻，在后场留下空间，这是他们的弱点。马德里将有机会杀死他们和反击。

我仍然认为路易斯·奥彭达，丹尼·奥尔莫和哈维·西蒙斯是他们锋线上最大的威胁，他们的速度和联防会给马德里带来麻烦。然而，我认为皇马会在一场公开的、激动人心的比赛中脱颖而出。莱比锡需要一场完美的比赛来赢得这场比赛，这是他们很久没有做到的事情。我们也必须记住他们本赛季在德甲的糟糕表现，他们目前在积分榜上排名第五，而皇马状态极佳，在西甲联赛中领先，并且自9月以来对马竞保持不败。

我记得本赛季莱比锡在小组赛阶段对阵曼城的比赛，曼城和皇马是一支类似的球队。他们完全被打败了，以1:3和3:2输掉了比赛，这显示了他们糟糕的防守和无法将球保持为零。

我期待着一场对双方都有机会的公开比赛。在这种情况下，皇马显然有优势，因为他们有更好的球队和更好的前锋，还有主场优势。

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