Real Madrid beats RB Leipzig with four-goal home display

MADRID (Interstat) — Real Madrid defeated RB Leipzig 4-1 on Wednesday at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, and Arda Guler doubled the lead in the 52nd. Kylian Mbappe made it 3-0 in the 83rd, then Tidiam Gomis pulled one back for Leipzig in the 85th. Yan Diomande restored Madrid’s three-goal cushion in the 87th. Mbappe had one goal and one assist, Silva scored once, Diomande had one goal and one assist, Guler scored once, Gomis scored once, Christoph Baumgartner had an assist, and Brahim Diaz added an assist. Carreras and Reitz received yellow cards in the second half. Real Madrid improved to 2 wins and 0 losses in the competition and 8 wins and 2 losses overall. RB Leipzig moved to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw overall.