Soccer-Leipzig one step closer to knockout stage after 3-2 win over Real Madrid

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - RB Leipzig v Real Madrid - Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany - October 25, 2022 RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol celebrates scoring their first goal with Willi Orban REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

(Reuters) - RB Leipzig took a big step closer to the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-2 home win over Real Madrid on Tuesday.

The German side are second in Group F on nine points, one behind leaders Real and three ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk, whom they will face in their final group game next week in need of a draw to guarantee them a top-two spot.