Diomande reunion awaits Leipzig at Real Madrid

Leipzig travel to Real Madrid for their third Champions League league-phase fixture, where they will meet former player Yan Diomande. The Ivorian winger scored 12 goals and provided eight assists in 33 Bundesliga appearances for Leipzig before joining Madrid. He has recently become more involved at Madrid, starting four of their last five games and contributing a goal and two assists.

Diomande, an Ivorian winger, spent one season at Leipzig in 2025/26, producing 12 goals and eight assists across 33 Bundesliga outings before joining Real Madrid. At 19, he began in Madrid with substitute cameos, but has since started four of their last five matches in all competitions, adding a goal and two assists.

Leipzig visit the Bernabéu for Matchday 3 under Martín Demichelis. Their Bundesliga start has yielded nine points from six games, with 16 goals scored and 11 conceded, compared with 13 points, eight scored and nine conceded at the same stage last season. Antonio Nusa and Christopher Nkunku have combined for 11 goal involvements.