The latest Champions League scorer report Dias led Real Madrid to a narrow win over Leipzig
The 16-16 battle in the first round of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions Cup starts on February 14, Beijing time, and two key matches kick off today. Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 1-1 after a hard-fought game, while FC Copenhagen lost 3-1 at home to Manchester City.
Real Madrid and Manchester City have already topped the Premier League, with Real Madrid beating Girona last week to finish second of the season. The bad news for Real Madrid is that Jude Bellingham, who missed last week through injury, will be absent, while Diaz has also replaced Jude Bellingham, who is out injured. Less than a minute into the game, Leipzig won a right-hand corner kick and goalkeeper Lunin passed the ball to Orban not far from goal, who caught his second kick in mid-air, the ball **, which Sesko headed in, was judged by the referee to be a foul by Leipzig's goalkeeper. In the ninth minute, Leipzig created another lethal threat, Sesco burst into the box quickly, and Luning struggled to save. In the 19th minute, Real Madrid's attack was disrupted, Leipzig struck another fatal blow, and Sesko once again kicked in the box, but the ball flew out of the side-netting.
Less than two minutes into the game, Real Madrid attacked from the right side, Carvajal passed the ball to Diaz, and he used his passing talent to break through three people in a row, rushed to the penalty area, and then headed the ball in with his left foot, Real Madrid led 1-0. Three minutes later, Leipzig attacked again from the right, Henrichs curling in a cross and Olmo received a beautiful pass in the box, which Lunin saved again. In the 61st minute, the aggressive Lunin made a mistake that almost surprised his opponent when a long-range shot from Olmo's box went just wide and hit the post. In the 71st minute, Real Madrid almost got on the scoresheet again, and the Real Madrid midfielder organized a quick counter-attack, Dias made a clever pass, Vinicius Jr. dribbled past the opposing defender, and then fired a long-range shot that Bohm bounced off the crossbar. After that, neither team was able to pull a goal back, and in the end, Real Madrid had the first chance to qualify 1-0.
In the Premier League, Manchester City are not as good as Real Madrid, but in theory, they have an advantage over Liverpool. Real Madrid emerged victorious in Copenhagen thanks to De Bruyne's flawless performance, a game that was a breeze for them. In the 9th minute, De Bruyne received a beautiful through ball in the penalty area, and De Bruyne scored with a short sword, and Manchester City won the game 1:0. In the 33rd minute, Copenhagen took advantage of the clearance error of the opposing goalkeeper Ederson, and Mattesson fired a powerful shot into the net from near the penalty area to equalize for Copenhagen. Kevin De Bruyne's pass from midfield to the edge of the box was met by Cortuk's header to give City a 2-1 lead. There was silence in the second half, and it was only in extra-time that De Bruyne played an inverted triangle pass on the right side of the penalty area, and Foden received the ball and volleyed it into the net to win the game 3-1.
In the scorers' list, Haaland has yet to score a goal, but Hojlen, Morata and Griezmann are still at the top of the list, with five goals each. Foden scored a goal and moved into the top 10 with four goals, levelling Gabriel Jesus and Harry Kane.