Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and co are through to the Champions League quarter-finals - but in a far from convincing fashion
Well, it was far from convincing. made it through to the quarter-finals of the but the 14-time champions were outplayed for large parts of the game against . Carlo Ancelotti’s side, 1-0 up from the first leg, struggled for control and, despite going ahead against the run of play through , were soon pegged back and then were hanging on to avoid a surprise exit. Leipzig will rue missed chances and hit the bar in the closing moments.
09 was their lowest so far this season and there were whistles from the Bernabeu as the teams went to the break. 0.09 – Real Madrid had just 0.09 expected goals in the first 45 minutes against RB Leipzig, their lowest xG in a first half of a game this season in all competitions. Calm. — OptaJose Even when replaced Camavinga at half-time, Madrid struggled to really make chances.
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