Real Madrid continued their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League campaign with a 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Wednesday, as Kylian Mbappé, Arda Güler and Yan Diomande helped secure a third consecutive win in the competition.
Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the 44th minute, converting the rebound after Leipzig goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt saved Güler’s initial effort.
Güler doubled Madrid’s advantage in the 52nd minute, finishing from close range after Mbappé headed the ball across goal. The Turkish midfielder’s Champions League goals have all come against German opposition, including a brace against Bayern Munich and his strike against Leipzig.
Mbappé made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute with a powerful finish from outside the penalty area. The French forward’s latest goal took him to 98 Champions League goal contributions—72 goals and 26 assists, according to the supplied statistics—leaving him two short of the 100 mark.
Leipzig briefly reduced the deficit through Tidiam Gomis in the 85th minute, but Madrid restored their three-goal cushion two minutes later when Diomandé volleyed home to complete the scoring at 4-1.
The victory gives Madrid nine points from their opening three Champions League matches and provides a boost ahead of their upcoming El Clásico against Barcelona.