Saturday , 25 July 2026

Real Madrid CF vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Real Madrid CF
5 – 1
Full Time
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Wed 22 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 73,692 HT 45' · FT 45'
Rodrygo 23' 1–0
Rodrygo 34' 2–0
Kylian Mbappe 48' 3–0
Vinicius Junior 55' 4–0
Vinicius Junior 77' 5–0
5–1 85' Mads Bidstrup
Vinicius Junior 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Madrid CF vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
  • Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
16 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

3
1
Real Madrid CF 4 games · Avg 4.3 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-22 Real Madrid CF 5–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2016-02-06 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Madrid CF 2016-01-11 Real Madrid CF 3–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan FC Red Bull Salzburg H 5–1 W
19 Jan UD Las Palmas H 4–1 W
03 Jan Valencia CF A 2–1 W
22 Dec Sevilla FC H 4–2 W
18 Dec CF Pachuca H 3–0 W
14 Dec Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 3–3 D
FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Real Madrid CF A 1–5 L
10 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–3 L
26 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–5 L
06 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–1 W
23 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 0–2 L
01 Oct Stade Brestois 29 H 0–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 15 G 1 A
Vinicius Junior 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Santiago Bernabeu will turn into a battlefield for Real Madrid CF and FC Red Bull Salzburg.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Red Bull Salzburg that had 222 games and scored 136 goals.
  • 15' France international Kylian Mbappe has been a key figure this campaign — 13 goals and 5 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 23' Magnificent from Rodrygo! That is 79 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Madrid CF and FC Red Bull Salzburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. FC Red Bull Salzburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' What a strike from Rodrygo! The score is 2-0.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' The referee shows Real Madrid CF player a card on 42.
  • 47' FC Red Bull Salzburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' GOAL! Kylian Mbappe fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 53' Real Madrid CF are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Red Bull Salzburg backline.
  • 55' GOAL! Vinicius Junior fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Mamady Diambou. He replaces Moussa Kounfolo Yeo on 63 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Arda Guler. He replaces Dani Ceballos on 64 minute.
  • 69' Hendry Blank needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Real Madrid CF! Brahim Diaz comes on to replace Kylian Mbappe.
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Madrid CF side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' GOAL! Vinicius Junior fires home to make it 5-0!
  • 78' Time for substitution for Real Madrid CF. Antonio Rudiger is replaced by Jacobo Ramon.
  • 82' Takumu Kawamura is replacing Nicolas Capaldo for the FC Red Bull Salzburg side.
  • 85' Magnificent from Mads Bidstrup! That is 1 goals in 344 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 88' Petar Ratkov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Daghim at the 88 minute mark.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Madrid CF to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Madrid CF Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vinicius Junior 3
Rodrygo 2
Federico Valverde 1
Gonzalo Garcia 1
Mads Bidstrup 1
Kylian Mbappe 1

Head to Head

2025-01-22 Real Madrid CF 5–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2016-02-06 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Madrid CF 2016-01-11 Real Madrid CF 3–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Real Madrid CF Form

2025-01-22 Real Madrid CF 5–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2025-01-19 Real Madrid CF 4–1 UD Las Palmas W 2025-01-03 Valencia CF 1–2 Real Madrid CF W 2024-12-22 Real Madrid CF 4–2 Sevilla FC W 2024-12-18 Real Madrid CF 3–0 CF Pachuca W 2024-12-14 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 3–3 Real Madrid CF D

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2025-01-22 Real Madrid CF 5–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2024-12-10 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2024-11-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2024-11-06 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2024-10-23 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2024-10-01 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–4 Stade Brestois 29 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.61 Real Madrid CF xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Real Madrid CF to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF67% Draw19% FC Red Bull Salzburg14%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Real Madrid CF or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
33%
Real Madrid CF or FC Red Bull Salzburg
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Madrid CF50% Draw36% FC Red Bull Salzburg14%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
6.7%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
4 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.4%
4 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
4%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Madrid CF

Handicap Real Madrid CF covers Push FC Red Bull Salzburg covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 19% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 20% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.