The biggest football fans had noted this Tuesday, February 13 for a long time in their diaries, this date resonating as the start of the knockout matches of the 2023-2024 Champions League.
Two months after the last matches of the group stages, the C1 resumes its rights.
First in its group with six victories in as many matches, Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid, who will be absent against Leipzig, flew through the first part of this Champions League.
After taking an option on the title of champion of Spain by beating Girona (4-0) on Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti's men find RB Leipzig in a competition that they know well, having won it in 2022 in reversing inextricable situations in cleaver matches.
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To hope to be in the final at Wembley on June 1, you will first have to overcome the Leipzig obstacle.
Second in its group behind reigning champion Manchester City, the German club is only fifth in the Bundesliga.
At the start of January, Marco Rose's men suffered three consecutive defeats in the league before winning against Union Berlin and drawing at Augsburg (2-2).
Kickoff of the match between Leipzig and Real Madrid is scheduled for 9 p.m. this Tuesday, February 13 and will be broadcast simultaneously on Canal + Foot and RMC Sport 1.