Rated superior to RB Leipzig, Real Madrid faced many difficulties in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 taking place in the early morning of February 14. After more than 90 minutes, ‘White Vultures’ only had a small advantage thanks to Brahim Diaz ‘s masterpiece , to win 1-0.

Marching to Germany, Real Madrid does not have the strongest force when this team is missing Jude Bellingham and two top midfielders, Alaba and Rudiger. Not only that, the Spanish representative also suffered a big shock when their bus suddenly had a problem at Leipzig airport. According to Marca , a fan filmed Los Blancos’ bus seemingly losing control and staggering. Fortunately, security staff intervened promptly to control the situation.

Meanwhile, German newspaper Bild wrote: “The Toyota Avensis suffered damage worth about 3,000 euros. The extent of damage to the bus carrying the Real Madrid team is still unclear. After stopping for a short time, fortunately All people involved continued to travel without incident. The entire Real Madrid team and technical staff were not injured. They suffered minor impact and were able to continue their journey.”

Coach Ancelotti’s students were mentally affected before the match with RB Leipzig

All developments at Red Bull Arena also give Real Madrid fans a lot of worry. The “White Vultures” lost the game to the home team and the goal of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin – who appeared as the first Ukrainian goalkeeper to play for Real Madrid in the Champions League, was constantly placed in a difficult situation. alarm. The goalkeeper born in 1999 had a great performance when he blocked 9 shots on target from RB Leipzig.

Real Madrid ‘s attack also had an underwhelming day, especially without English striker Jude Bellingham . Vinicius and Rodrygo were almost blocked and did not leave any mark. Luckily for Real Madrid, they still have Brahim Diaz. In the 48th minute, the Spanish player had a beautiful dribble from the left wing, eliminating 5 RB Leipzig players in a row before making a beautiful curl into the top corner, completely defeating goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. .

Marca site describes Brahim Diaz ‘s masterpiece : “Chosen to start once again in Bellingham’s absence, Brahim Diaz still instills fear in RB Leipzig’s defense. The 24-year-old player performed a picturesque, artistic work to completely change the atmosphere at Red Bull Arena on a day when Real Madrid suffered “tons of storms” of attacks from the home team.

Brahim Diaz had a “lifetime” masterpiece in the 48th minute

This is Brahim Diaz’s 8th goal in the 2023 – 2024 season, his best achievement at Real Madrid

In the final minutes of the match, Brahim Diaz was also the factor that made the match tense. In the 80th minute, the player born in 1999 accelerated for the 11th time on the left wing. However, Brahim Diaz suddenly stopped and signaled that he was injured. RB Leipzig players quickly regained control of the ball and organized a counterattack. More importantly, this situation almost brought them an equalizer. Real Madrid players continuously reacted to the referee and Toni Kroos quickly went to Haidara to “torture”.

Brahim Diaz was injured in the last minutes

The final minutes at Red Bull Arena were tense

Brahim Diaz’s super goal also helped Real Madrid win 1-0 against RB Leipzig, thereby gaining a small advantage after the first leg. On March 7, the two teams will play the return match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium .