Real Madrid

The Santiago Bernabeu opens its doors for the matchday 2 clash of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League as Madrid welcome the Bundesliga side.

local time (CEST) or 8 p.m. The Galician is expected to be fit for the club’s first game back after the September international break, against Osasuna on 2 October. The title holders had to be patient in their opening group game away at Celtic, but as always, once the first goal goes in, Madrid were pretty much home and dry and ended up winning comfortably 0-3. There will be one familiar face in the opposing line-up - Timo Werner, once linked to Real Madrid, joined Leipzig from Chelsea over the summer. RB Leipzig go into the game third in Group F after losing 1-4 to Shakhtar on Matchday 1. Madrid in their classic all white kit with Red Bull set to sport an all black kt tonight as the official UCL anthem belts out from the stadium PA system. The previous year they lost their first home game to Shakhtar! Modric appeals for a spot kick and again the ref waves play on .... Half time at the Bernabeu... Plenty for Carlo Ancelotti to ponder at the break with his side outplayed for much of the contest. The home fans too sense an improvement from their team and do their bit to spur the side on. Nlot the finest effort from the Madrid striker.

Two late goals from Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio helped Madrid secure an important three points in the Champions League.

Rodrygo Goes—6: Played as the false nine, but was not able to replicate his performance from the weekend. The ball from Toni Kroos was not an easy one to handle, bobbling off the patchy grass. Scored the game-opener with a beautiful cut and finish near the top of the box. Tchouameni—6: A good battle in the middle of the park with Forsberg. Has finally added the composure and precision in the final third that was missing in his game It was a tense and tight affair for most of the evening with neither side able to break the deadlock.

Real Madrid scored two late goals to beat RB Leipzig in their second Champions League game of the season at the Bernabeu.

90' - GOAL (ASENSIO) - Kroos takes a free-kick from the byline to the edge of the box and Asensio bends it first time into the far corner. Vinicius turns Henrichs inside out then pulls it back to the Uruguayan on the edge of the box as Rodrygo let's it run. 80’ – GOAL (VALVERDE) – The quality the game needed and it's Valverde with it. Federico Valverde: It’s tough to pick a player of the match in a game where nobody stood out. The expectant Real Madrid fans were beginning to whistle and Ancelotti was becoming a frustrated figure on the sidelines but finally they showed that quality they knew would get them out of trouble. 29' - SAVE (COURTOIS) - Diallo plays a great ball through the lines into the feet of Werner.

So far he has been limited in his participation though. Playing just 17 minutes in their seven games so far, Asensio was warming up when Ancelotti used his ...

The reaction to his [outburst of] frustration has been very good, he trained very well yesterday and he has done very well today.” He has a chance to play tomorrow.” In the past he has called it the best he has had, yet there is one element of that group which is definitely no longer in harmony.

The pitch at the Bernabeu has caused Real Madrid a headache as they worry about its condition ahead of their next La Liga home game.

Unfortunately, supply issues as a result of the conflict in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic have slowed progress. Madrid can make plans to hold concerts, basketball games, American football, and tennis matches at the Bernabeu in the future. This is a significant delay from the previously desired deadline. However, the club has not specified the manner in which they will fix the surface. [France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220808-drought-forces-water-use-rethink-in-spain), some regions of Spain are at their driest point in a thousand years, with most reservoirs beneath [40% capacity](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/historic-monuments-resurface-as-severe-drought-shrinks-spains-reservoirs). Therefore, their pitch gets minimal recovery time following the Mallorca game last Sunday. Or will they replace their pitch for the second consecutive year? However, the heat has torched the turf, altering the surface quality. As a result, club officials are worried about the damage that may occur before their next La Liga game. [La Liga](https://www.sporf.com/tag/la-liga/) sides, including Los Blancos. This is an uncommon issue for Madrid to suffer. For instance, in the Catalonia region, water is limited to 200 litres per person, per day.

Despite being frustrated for much of their Champions League clash with RB Leipzig, Real Madrid still managed to pull out a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night.

The trend continued after the break as Leipzig's players continued to take on Real Madrid defenders one-on-one in hopes of a breakthrough, while Real Madrid struggled to carve out much of anything in attack as their full-backs were much more interested in defending than surging forward. [Champions League](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league.html) clash with RB Leipzig, Real Madrid still managed to pull out a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night. [Real Madrid player ratings vs RB Leipzig](https://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid/2022/09/14/6322440d22601dc10b8b4585.html)

Former Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic has now played all six games in Serie A for Fiorentina, and despite a hot start in pre-season for the Italians, ...

I am here to work and try to integrate as soon as possible, to try to fit in as soon as possible with the rest of the team. “The expectation is high when a Real Madrid player arrives at Fiorentina,” Jovic said. “I was expecting a difficult season, and after the first games it seems clear to me that this is the case,” Jovic continued to explain.

One of the main talking points after Real Madrid's win over Mallorca last weekend that was somewhat non-football related was the state of the pitch at ...

However, after that, Real Madrid don’t have a home game until October 2nd, and by then, it is expected that the grass will return to its normal state. It was damaged due to the scorching August heat, and wasn’t installed in ideal conditions. After analyzing the situation after the Mallorca game, the club has come up with a solution to fix the problem, but that solution won’t be readily available.

Real Madrid weren't exactly sparkling at home to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League tonight but still did Celtic a favour.

Tonight’s results in Warsaw and Madrid were a decent step towards making progression a reality. But with two of them at home, we can certainly feel confident about picking up more points in this group. Marco Asensio made it definitive in stoppage time for a 2-0 result.