Fede Valverde Thrust Earns Real Madrid Narrow Win Over RB Leipzig
Late strikes from Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio maintained Real Madrid's 100 percent start to the season with a 2-0 Champions League home win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday. It threatened to be a frustrating night for the 14-time winners and European holders until Valverde finally provided the breakthrough in the 80th minute. It continued the Uruguayan midfielder's recent fine form and he celebrated emphatically in front of a relieved Santiago Bernabeu.