Izuchukwu OkosiReal Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season Tuesday night in their UEFA Champions League Group F meeting away to RB Leipzig but still ensured they led the group and qualified to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Josko Gvardiol nodded in a rebound after a free header from a corner was initially saved by Thibaut Courtouis.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelMinutes later the ball fell to Chelsea target Christopher Nkunku and he was quick in his touch and finish off the underside of the bar.
The tournament’s champions and record winners, Real Madrid, finally reduced the arrears with Marco Asensio, on his first start of the season, picking out in-form Vinicius Junior on the penalty spot just before half-time.
Real Madrid were without the creativity and goal threat of the trio of Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Fede Valverde.
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Timo Werner, who had earlier missed a golden chance to put his name on the score sheet, grabbed his goal moments later when he pounced on a cross from the pacey Mohamed Simakan.
In the final moments, Rodrygo was brought down in the box by Christopher Nkunku and subsequently, Rodrygo dispatched the penalty kick into the left corner.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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