Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg Live Streaming UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid host RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League at the Bernabeu on Thursday midnight. The defending champions sit 22nd in the points table and need nothing less than a win to keep alive their hopes of a top eight finish which that guarantee them a direct entry into the quarterfinals. Luckily for Los Blancos, star striker Kylian Mbappe finally seems at home after a troubled start to life in the Spanish capital. Mbappe’s rediscovered elan comes at the perfect time for Real Madrid with two crucial Champions League matches ahead, starting with RB Salzburg’s visit to the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Madrid then face Brest on the road next week, aiming to secure progress to the next phase of the competition. Salzburg, on the other hand, are already out of the race having lost all of their first six games.

When is the Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match taking place?

The Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match will take place on Thursday, January 23 (IST).

Where will the Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match be played?

The Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match will be played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid.

What time will the Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match start?

The Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match will start at 1:30 AM.

Which TV channels will live telecast the Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match?

The Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match will be live telecast on the Sony Sports network.

Where to follow the live streaming of the Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match?

The Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 group stage match will be live streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

(All details are as per information shared by the broadcaster)

(With AFP Inputs)

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said Tuesday a shift in mentality helped him improve his ‘situation’ in the Spanish capital after struggling initially following his dream move from Paris Saint-Germain. The French superstar played inconsistently in his first months at Madrid after joining last summer, but in recent weeks has returned to his devastating peak. “You always have to be calm and focus on your game and what you can improve,” Mbappe told a news conference ahead of Madrid’s Champions League clash with RB Salzburg on Wednesday.

“I knew that I could change the situation, and now the situation has changed.”

Mbappe missed penalties against Liverpool and Athletic Bilbao towards the end of 2024 and admitted at the time he had “hit the bottom”.

The 26-year-old pledged to show his personality and overcome his shaky start, and now has scored eight goals in his last 10 games across all competitions.

“It was more of a mental thing… I knew I was good physically, good with the team, the group, but I had to do more and I knew it,” continued Mbappe.

“It was the moment to say that now I had to change everything, change the situation, because I didn’t come to Madrid to play badly.

“Now it’s all changed, and I have to continue, because playing well for a month is good, but it’s easy.”

During his spell of poor form and while struggling with a thigh problem, Mbappe was left out several France squads for Nations League games in the final months of last year.

However the striker said he was looking forward to returning to action with his country.

“There’s no issue with the national team… I can understand the criticism (in France),” said Mbappe, who won the World Cup with France in 2018.

“I’m excited to return in March and try to reach the Nations League semi-finals. “My love for the national team has not changed.”

Fans of Bundesliga side Mainz unveiled banners slamming former coach Jurgen Klopp’s decision to join Red Bull in Saturday’s 2-0 home loss against RB Leipzig. Using a play on words with Klopp’s last name, the home fans asked “Are you crazy?” and used a quote from their side’s former boss: “I like people until the point they disappoint me.” A larger banner, in big red letters, asked Klopp if he had “forgotten everything we gave you?”. A former player at the club, Klopp coached Mainz for seven years, taking the team to the top flight for the first time before moving to Borussia Dortmund and later Liverpool. 

Klopp stepped down as Liverpool manager in the summer having won several titles, including the Premier League and Champions League. 

In October, Klopp announced he would join energy drink company Red Bull, which owns clubs in Leipzig, Salzburg and New York, as their global head of football from January 2025.

His decision to take up the job at Red Bull has annoyed supporters in Germany — particularly at ex-clubs Dortmund and Mainz — who have a long-standing dislike of RB Leipzig.

Some fans believe Leipzig, founded in 2009, are not consistent with Germany’s 50+1 rule, which requires member control of clubs, while others have hit out at the multi-club ownership model used by Red Bull.

Leipzig’s win at Mainz sent the club, who are yet to lose in the league this season, top of the table — at least until Bayern Munich’s match against Stuttgart at home later on Saturday.

Leipzig coach Marco Rose, who played under Klopp for several years at Mainz, dismissed the fans’ criticism as a minority opinion. 

“There are 35,000 people in the stadium, many of whom have an opinion. I believe that around 34,936 people love Kloppo for the fact that he shaped an era here, that we achieved something great together,” said Rose. 

“He was here in Mainz for a long time.

“Everyone has their own life somewhere and the right to decide things freely and for themselves. Not everyone has to love it.”

Rose added that: “(He) didn’t even notice (the banner), so it can’t have been that wild.”