Historic Yáñez, Enzo's Celebration, 'Caste' Goal, Top Spot

Historic Yáñez, Enzo's celebration, 'Caste's' artwork, full points and leadership made headlines as Real Madrid won against Leipzig. This win placed the reigning champions at the top of the Youth League standings with three consecutive victories. Enzo Alves opened the scoring within the first fifteen minutes, marking his debut goal in Europe, showcasing his scoring instinct on his first attempt. Leipzig initially sought to surprise Álvaro López's team but quickly understood their place as the current Youth champions asserted their dominance.

The Germans, under pressure for qualification, suffered a blow both morally and in terms of gameplay after Enzo's goal, leading to a second Madrid goal courtesy of Ciria. Yáñez assisted Enzo’s first goal with a beautifully curled delivery into the area, celebrating his record as the player with the most appearances (26) for Real Madrid in Youth. For the second goal, captain Carlos Díez found Ciria in a gap in the defense, placing him one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Madrid appeared to control the match calmly until, five minutes before the break, German captain Langsteiner scored, the first goal this campaign against Real Madrid's defense. The Leipzig side pressed on despite the setback, but shortly after, the youthful Madrid squad extended their lead with a stunning strike from 'Caste,' a goal worthy of being framed, as it highlighted the depth of talent under coach Álvaro López.

Madrid's tally increased with a penalty scored by the historic Yáñez, awarded after an action by Enzo against Gebel that highlighted his decisive presence in the match. Although the Germans rallied briefly by capitalizing on a slip in the right flank to score through Din Klapija, Madrid restored their momentum with a fifth goal from Rivera, who netted with an assist from Company.

The match ended with a routine administration of minutes, during which Lezcano picked up a yellow card, resulting in his suspension for the upcoming match.

Technical Details
Final Score: Real Madrid 5 - 2 Leipzig
Teams:
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Guille Ponce; Javi Bailón (79’ Guille González), Joan Martínez, Mateo Garrido, Lezcano; Lacosta (59’ Álvaro Rivera), Cherif, Carlos Díez (C); Yáñez (58’ Marco Company), Enzo (70’ Santamaría), Ciria (46’ Castellón).
Coach: Álvaro López.
RB Leipzig (5-3-2): Kanyai; Klapija, Gebel, Ehiwario, Ngana, Clair (66’ Taito Kanda); Abbey (78’ Naumann), Kaltefleiter (78’ Hamella), Langsteiner (C); Johnsen (66’ Yarsekou), Konate (35’ Ogette).
Coach: Marc Heidenmann.
Goals:
1-0: (15’) Enzo;
2-0: (25’) Ciria;
2-1: (40’) Langsteiner;
3-1: (49’) Castellón;
4-1: (56’) Yáñez (p);
4-2: (65’) Klapija;
5-2: (71’) Álvaro Rivera.
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary).
Yellow Cards: Ciria (27’), Abbey (39’), Klapija (46’), Langsteiner (76’), Lezcano (86’), Gebel (90’), Cherif (93’); also, coach Heidenmann received a yellow card (38’).
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano.
Attendance: 800.