Madrid smelled blood and punished Salzburg in the second half, with Kylian Mbappe seizing on an error by goalkeeper Janis Blaswich in the 48th minute. Vinicius Jr then cut into the box for Los Blancos’ fourth in the 55th minute and wrapped up the rout in the 77th minute, his 100th and 101st goals for the club.

Real Madrid moved to within one point of the UEFA Champions League automatic qualification places with a 5-1 victory over RB Salzburg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Holders Real Madrid hammered RB Salzburg 5-1 in a Champions League clash in the Spanish capital on Wednesday thanks to doubles from Brazilian forwards Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr either side of a goal by Kylian Mbappe.

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.

Goals from Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior lifted Real Madrid over RB Salzburg in Los Blancos' best Champions League result of the season.