Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig (agg 2-1): Final score, stats, highlights from Champions League match

The game is open but for the second-straight half it’s Leipzig ripping off double the hosts’ shots.

Possession’s been about even as we near the 90th minute but Leipzig has put three more shots on frame this half.

Marco Rose has put on Yussuf Poulsen, Eljif Elmas, and Christoph Baumgartner over the past 10 minutes for Benjamin Sesko, Loic Openda, and Xavier Schlager.

A quickfire response from the visitors!

It’s Willi Orban pulling Leipzig back within one with more than 20 minutes to play at the Bernabeu.

David Raum on the assist and Leipzig’s back in this.

This is quality football.

Jude Bellingham has the ball around the top of the 18 and he slows his dribble long enough for Vinicius Junior to cut inside.

Bellingham opens his hips and slides toward the spot, where the striker lashes past Peter Gulacsi for a 1-0 lead in the game and 2-0 advantage in the tie.

And should it be more than a yellow card?

Vinicius Junior knocks his man down from behind.

It’s Willi Orban, and the Leipzig defender is unhappy. He gets right into Vini’s face, and the Real Madrid’ man’s clumsy two handed shove catches Orban in the throat.

Orban hits the deck and VAR has a look, but Vini’s off the hook with only a yellow.

Ancelotti removes Eduardo Camavinga and brings in Rodrygo to hopefully threaten a second goal (and make the game a better watch, we selfishly add).

Now Dani Olmo presides over a dangerous free kick and curls it ... right off the top of a leaping wall member.

Still 0-0 (1-0 agg.)

Loic Openda misses close with a hard strike at the end of the half, ending an otherwise meh half.

RB Leipzig connecting on one of their two very early chances could’ve made this game something. but Carlo Ancelotti is 100% happy to go calcio tonight.

56% of the ball for Real, who has a 0.09 share of 0.35 combined xG and just two of the game’s eight shot attempts.

They lead 1-0 on aggregate and care only that the advantage stays in tact en route to what they hope will be a 15th European Cup.

Real’s had a bit more of the ball but have not produced much actual danger; Those expecting La Liga’s leaders to push for the comfort of a second goal will have to wait a bit, as so far it’s been more about waiting for Leipzig errors.

All of Leipzig’s mistakes have come with the final ball, as this ruly could be 1-1 on aggregate. Let’s not be too dramatic, though, as xG is 0.14-0.07 in favor of Leipzig after a half hour.

Benjamin Sesko was denied on a breakaway by Andriy Lunin, but the offside flag then came up and Sesko’s attempt betrayed his feelings about the potential flag.

Xavi Simons then cued up a half-chance for Loic Openda, but the Belgium more or less shanked it.

Still there’s hope here for the German visitors.

How could RB Leipzig capture a comeback, upset win?

Well, Benjamin Sesko fired off a whopping six shots in the first leg with an xGOT on 1.79 and finished with three missed big chances (according to fotmob).

The flip side was Loic Openda, who has been electric this season but was quiet against Real.

Problem is there’s so much defensive experience on Real. If the ball gets through Toni Kroos and Co., it’s then gotta defy Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho Fernandez, and Ferland Mendy.

Oh, and goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, who made nine saves in the first leg.

But there is a path for Marco Rose’s Leipzig.

Jude Bellingham flipped out on the referee when Real Madrid’s weekend draw with Valencia was whistled dead in the 10th minute of stoppage time, a split second or two before Madrid got the ball over the goal line off a cross.

He was shown a red card, and it was announced today that he’ll miss the next two La Liga matches for Real: home to Celta Vigo and away to Osasuna. Real has a seven-poin lead on Girona and an eight-point advantage over Barcelona.

He starts today.

No surprises here, as Benjamin Sesko, Xavi Simons, and Loic Openda all start as do Dani Olmo and Willi Orban.

Jude Bellingham is fit to go and Real has posted a strong unit.

Toni Kroos leads a midfield with Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga.

Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham will pace the attack.

Look out, Leipzig.