Four goals at the Santiago Bernabéu, and Real Madrid are making it very clear they have no intention of slowing down. Los Blancos put Leipzig to the sword in a 4-1 victory that keeps their Champions League group stage record perfectly intact, with every match so far ending in a win.
The performance was the kind of controlled, confident football Madrid fans have come to expect on European nights at home. Leipzig came in with ambition but left with very little to show for the trip, their single goal doing nothing to change the story of the evening.
With a 100 per cent record still standing, the question now is not whether Madrid will advance, but how far this squad can go. European football's most decorated club is sending an early message, and the rest of the competition is listening.
Originally published by BusinessDay.