Real Madrid's results with referee István Kovács before facing RB Leipzig

Real Madrid have revealed their statistics with referee István Kovács ahead of their match against RB Leipzig, scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, as part of the third round of the UEFA Champions League.

The match is of great importance for Real Madrid as they aim to continue their positive results in the UEFA Champions League, while Kovac prepares to manage his sixth match for the royal team in the UEFA Champions League.

The Romanian referee has officiated five matches for Real Madrid in the competition, with three wins and two losses. The last of these was against Liverpool, which ended in a victory for the English team by one goal to nil, in the fourth round of the first stage of the 2025-2026 season.

Kovac officiated the match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in the second leg of the qualifying playoff for the Round of 16 of the 2024-2025 edition, which ended with the Spanish team winning 3-1, alongside the match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in the same season, which was decided in favor of the royal team with a score of 5-2.

The Romanian referee's record with Real Madrid also includes a match against Liverpool in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the 2022-2023 season, which ended with a 5-2 victory for the Spanish side, as well as a clash with Manchester City in the first leg of the semi-finals of the 2021-2022 season, which ended with a 4-3 win for the English team.