Overview
- Raúl Asencio received a straight red in the seventh minute for a foul on Salomón Rondón, reducing Real Madrid to ten players.
- Pachuca won two early corners and have pressed forward with Salomón Rondón and Bryan González leading the attacks.
- Kenedy and Agustín Palavecino both saw left-footed efforts drift wide before Alán Bautista’s close-range header was saved in the 18th minute.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold and Vinícius Júnior each suffered fouls in the first 15 minutes as physicality marked the opening exchanges.
- With the score still level, Real Madrid must adjust tactically to withstand sustained Pachuca pressure.