RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Prediction and Betting Tips: 6/5 and 8/1 bets for Champions League last-16 first leg
The Champions League knockout stages begin on Tuesday, with RB Leipzig and Real Madrid locking horns in Germany for the pair's last-16 first leg at 8pm GMT, live on TNT Sports 2.
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Group C winners Real Madrid enter this knockout double header with a 100% record in this season's Champions League, swatting aside Napoli, Braga and Union Berlin twice during the group stages.
RB Leipzig won four of their six fixtures in Group G, losing home and away to the reigning champions and finishing 2nd to Pep Guardiola's treble winners on 12 points.
RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid Tips
This pair of Lois Openda and Rodrygo are RB Leipzig and Real Madrid's shots on target leaders in this season's Champions League, with Rodrygo hitting 11 and Openda nine. The Leipzig forward has met this line in all five of his UCL starts, while the Madrid winger has struck at least one shot on target in all six of their group fixtures.
In the absence of Jude Bellingham on Tuesday night, Madrid will assert more attacking onus on Rodrygo. Openda, meanwhile, has home advantage in this first leg and carries half of the attacking responsibility for his team alongside Benjamin Sesko. With this double priced below evens elsewhere we're happy to take the 6/5 on offer with BetMGM for both players to register a shot on target each in an appetising last-16 clash.
Expect goals in this fixture, especially considering that all of Real Madrid's last nine matches have featured two or more. The aforementioned pair boast seven between them, with Openda beating the goalkeeper four times and Rodrygo holding three Champions League goals in the current campaign.
The RB Leipzig forward netted three against the current holders, bagging a brace at the Etihad, and proving that he can rough it with the big boys. Madrid's No.11 scored in three consecutive matches to help his team record six straight wins in the group stages, propping him up on 13 goals across all competitions this term.
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