Real Madrid made it three wins from three in the Champions League as Kylian Mbappé scored and assisted in a 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig at the Bernabéu. Substitute Yan Diomande also scored and assisted against his old club, days before a Clásico that the banned Vinícius Júnior will miss.

Real Madrid kept their Champions League record perfect with victory over RB Leipzig on Wednesday night. José Mourinho’s side have won all three league-phase games. They beat Inter 2-1 at home on matchday one and came from behind to win 4-3 at Roma on matchday two.

Mbappé was the top-rated player on the night with 8.42. Yet the second half belonged just as much to Vinícius Júnior and the man who replaced him.

Bernardo Silva opened the scoring just before half-time, in the 43rd minute. It was his first goal since joining the club. Madrid led 1-0 at the break. Güler doubled the lead from Mbappé’s pass after the restart. It was a second successive match with a goal for Güler.

Diomande makes his mark against his old club

Diomande came on for Vinícius in the 70th minute. Some Bernabéu fans whistled the Brazilian as he left the pitch, OKDIARIO reported. The substitute then laid on Mbappé’s goal. Tidiam Gomis pulled one back for Leipzig in the 85th minute, assisted by Christoph Baumgartner. Diomande restored the three-goal margin two minutes later from a Brahim Díaz pass.

He left Leipzig in the summer in a deal that could be worth up to €140 million. His rating of 7.55 came from 20 minutes on the pitch.

Mourinho said the change showed the strength of his bench rather than unhappiness with Vinícius. He added that Diomande or Endrick could change the pace of the game.

The numbers backed Madrid’s control. They had 65% of the ball and 18 shots to Leipzig’s 11. Their expected goals reached 3.13 against 1.51. Thibaut Courtois still made five saves for a rating of 7.89. Leipzig have now lost two in a row, after a 1-6 defeat to Bayern München.

Vinícius ban opens the door before the Clásico

Vinícius cannot play at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October. He is serving his suspension after being sent off against Villarreal. LaLiga has scheduled the matchday-ten Clásico for 21:00.

Madrid head to Barcelona on a run of four straight wins in all competitions. That sequence includes victories over Villarreal, Roma and Sevilla. Their last defeat was 1-2 against Atlético Madrid.

The form of Diomande offers Mourinho one option in Vinícius’s absence. Leipzig return to the Bundesliga at home to SV Elversberg on Saturday 24 October.

Madrid’s next Champions League fixture is away to AEK Athens on Wednesday 4 November, kicking off at 18:45 CET.