Real Madrid strolled to a comfortable 5-1 victory over RB Salzburg in Matchday 7 of the Champions League. Alongside other results, Madrid now has qualified for

The league phase of this Champions League campaign has brought some unexpected events, but one of the biggest surprises is that there's a possibility that Real Madrid won't qualify for the knockout phase of the tournament as they host RB Salzburg on Tuesday.

Real Madrid guaranteed their place in the Champions League knockout playoff round with a thumping 5-1 win over RB Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 15-time winners and current holders had surprisingly lost three of their opening six matches to sit surprisingly close to the league phase's dreaded bottom eight.