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Real Madrid have now won all seven matches this season, and are showing no signs of slowing down.

Last Tuesday night, los Blancos were made to work for it, but ultimately won 3-0 at Celtic Park, kicking off their latest title defence.

Vinícius Júnior and Luka Modrić with a pair of quick-fire goals in Glasgow, before Eden Hazard rounding off an exquisite team move and rubber stamped the win.

On Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti’s team came from behind to beat Mallorca 4-1, meaning they’re also top of La Liga with maximum points, having lifted the UEFA Super Cup last month.

Back in this competition, the 14-times winners have never failed to get through the group stages with this statistic very unlikely to change.

In contrast, it’s been a very eventful week for RB Leipzig.

Mohamed Simakan equalised in the second half, but the chaos of the night was epitomised by the fact Shakhtar reestablished their lead a mere 81 seconds later.

The following morning, Domenico Tedesco was sacked as Head Coach with his successor, Marco Rose, making an immediate impact.

At the weekend, goals from Willi Orbán, Dominik Szoboszlai and then Amadou Haidara saw die Roten Bullen demolish Borussia Dortmund, the side who’ve just sacked Rose, 3-0.

Here though, anything other than a comfortable home victory at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu would be a major surprise wouldn’t it?