Madrid (Spain), Sep 15 (IANS) Real Madrid scored two goals in the final minutes to beat RB Leipzig 2-0 to stay 100% ahead of UEFA Champions League protection.
Fede Valverde continued his great late run of structure to put Madrid slightly ahead at the end of what had been a close game on Wednesday night.
The Uruguayan opened the scoring with a left-footed shot after receiving a lopsided pass from Vinicius Jr., before cutting inside and finishing at the base angle of the net.
Marco Asensio took advantage of an unusual open door this season by scoring Madrid’s second goal in a time of physical difficulty, receiving a pass from Toni Kroos down the left of the field before finishing on goal.
The two goals concluded a close match in which Leipzig had the best chances in the first half, with Christopher Nkunku denied twice by phenomenal recoveries from Thibaut Courtois and barely finishing off a Timo Werner raid with the net expanding. before him.
The fair danger of Real Madrid for the Leipzig goal in the first half was a work by Luka Modric that went wide.
Meanwhile, the individual future of Spanish club Sevilla in the Champions League continues to look unclear after Julen Lopetegui’s side went scoreless against Copenhagen, Xinhua reports.
Sevilla only supervised a single shot on the court throughout the match, while the hosts only had one effort between the posts in the last part.
The outcome maintains the tension over Lopetegui, whose team faces an extreme visit to Villarreal this Sunday.
In other matches on Wednesday night, Napoli continued their splendid chase beating Liverpool as they edged out Scottish Rangers 3-0 at home, Italian goliaths AC Milan edged out Dynamo Zagreb 3-1 at home while Italian singles Juventus fell to the Portuguese club. Benfica 2-1.