Real Madrid, who were ranked No. 1 in La Liga before the game, ushered in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and Real Madrid sat at their home PK Leipzig, who were ranked No. 5 in the Bundesliga before the game.
Real Madrid were unbeaten in nine consecutive games in all competitions before the game, while Leipzig's last five games in all competitions with two wins, one draw and two defeats were far from being as good as Real Madrid's. Leipzig lost 0-1 at home in the first leg, and the last three meetings between the two sides, Real Madrid won 2-1 and beat Leipzig to have the upper hand, so less than 20% of fans before the game believed that the visiting Leipzig team could overturn Real Madrid and counterattack to advance.
Real Madrid were scoreless in the first half, and in the 66th minute, Bellingham, who had the ball on the left side of the field, sent a delicate diagonal ball, and Vinicius followed up with a volley on the left side of the penalty area to give Real Madrid the lead.
In the 69th minute, Orban received a wonderful pass from his teammate on the left and shook his head on the left side of the penalty area to help Leipzig equalize.
In the end, Real Madrid, who played at home, was forced to draw 1-1 by Leipzig, but Real Madrid still eliminated Leipzig with a thrilling aggregate score of 2-1 over two legs to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.