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RBLRB LeipzigClub page
Squad value€1.5bn
Squad value€514.95m
Key playerKylian Mbappé
Key playerAntonio Nusa
Head coachJosé Mourinho
Head coachMartín Demichelis
Real Madrid press high and RB Leipzig insist on playing out through it. Expect the ball lost in dangerous places.
Real Madrid and RB Leipzig both come after the ball high up the pitch, so it keeps changing hands in dangerous areas.
RB Leipzig commit to keeping the ball and Real Madrid are waiting to break the moment they lose it.
Real Madrid's squad is valued at €1.5bn, RB Leipzig's at €514.95m: about three times as much. Gaps like that tend to settle games rather than make contests.
Slight favourites: Real Madrid.
Expect chances at both ends.
RB Leipzig are likely to have more of the ball, and Real Madrid will look to hit them on the break.
They can spend long spells without the ball and still be the side that looks like scoring, because they break forward quickly when they win it.
“In this match, Real Madrid were defending for the larger part of the match, and although they risked conceding goals, this playing style made them more dangerous upfront as they relied on a periodic high press and on counterattacks when possible, without exposing their defensive line.”Mourinho's Madrid are happy without the ball: they beat Inter with barely a third of it, at home.
“They did so despite having just 35.6% possession, at home.”When they win it, Vinícius, Mbappé, Brahim and Bellingham break at you at speed.
“Madrid caused Inter plenty of problems on the counter, with their front four of Vinícius Júnior, Kylian Mbappé, Brahim Díaz and Jude Bellingham able to exploit gaps routinely, especially in the second half.”New coach, new tempo. Leipzig want the ball but they also want to win it back fast and go straight for goal the moment they do.
“The former Bayern defender wants RB to play with intensity, aggressive pressing and quick vertical attacks after turnovers without surrendering possession and control entirely.”One midfielder stays home; the other two sprint past the striker into the box. Both full-backs push right up the touchline, and the second the ball is lost everyone piles in to get it back.
“Demichelis took the same positional six, the same adventurous eights, the same aggressive full-backs and the same immediate transition pressure into his first competitive match.”Demichelis wants Leipzig to keep the ball only long enough to find the moment to go quickly.
“Sie lautet Ballbesitz, um umschalten zu können.”It is: possession, in order to be able to switch play at speed. our translation