Real Madrid beat Leipzig 4-1 as Mbappé and Diomande score

Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 4-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, extending their winning start in the competition to three matches as goals from Bernardo Silva, Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé and substitute Yan Diomande secured the victory. Tidiam Gomis scored Leipzig’s goal. Silva opened the scoring late in the first half after Leipzig goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt blocked Güler’s attempt. Güler doubled Madrid’s lead in the 52nd minute, turning in Mbappé’s header after Jude Bellingham’s cross. Mbappé then bent in a third before Gomis replied for Leipzig. Diomande completed the scoring with a volley from Brahim Díaz’s cross. The win was Madrid’s fourth in a row across all competitions. Mbappé has scored in each of the team’s three Champions League matches this season; a separate match report put his overall total at 12 goals in 12 games. Madrid have five league-phase matches remaining, and Mbappé said the team needed to keep winning to improve its chances of finishing in the top eight. Vinicius started on the left but was substituted for Diomande with about 20 minutes remaining. A match report described him as looking downcast on the bench. Vinicius is serving a four-match La...