Real Madrid's Calculations to Avoid the Champions League Round of 16

Real Madrid achieved a resounding 5-1 victory against RB Salzburg in the seventh gameday of the Champions League. The current champions asserted their dominance over an opponent that could not withstand the Meringue superiority. With this result, Carlo Ancelotti's team rises to the sixteenth place in the group stage.

The Whites started with great intensity and quickly solved the game. Rodrygo Goes was the protagonist of the first half, scoring two high-quality goals.

In the second half, Kylian Mbappé capitalized on a mistake by the Austrian goalkeeper to score the third goal. Vinícius Jr., who didn't play in LaLiga due to suspension and will miss the next game against Brest in France, scored two goals left to seal the victory.

Who does Real Madrid play against in the last matchday?

In just one week, Real Madrid will travel to France to face Brest. The French team, which has surprised with its performance in the first phase, occupies the twelfth position with 13 points.

It will be a crucial match for the Whites, who need to win to secure a spot among the top eight in the standings. The match will be played on January 29 at 9:00 PM in a unified schedule.

Challenging, but not impossible

Direct qualification to the round of 16 is proving to be a real challenge for Real Madrid, although it is not an impossible mission. After the victory against RB Salzburg (5-1), the Merengue team secured their passage to the next round, but they are still far from ensuring a spot among the top eight.

To achieve this, the Whites must secure a significant victory in France and hope that other results favor them. Currently, Real Madrid is tied on points with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, but they have a worse goal difference.

 

Additionally, teams like Feyenoord, Brest, LOSC Lille, AS Monaco, Aston Villa, and Bayer Leverkusen have one more point (13). This situation forces Real Madrid to hope that several of these clubs stumble.

The team is clear about what needs to be done: win decisively against Brest. From there, they can only wait for several slip-ups from the clubs of interest.