Emil Forsberg has had to wear more bench than he has had playing time during the beginning of the season.
Leipzig also recently chose to fire coach Domenico Tedesco after a weak start to the season (currently 10th in the Bundesliga).
But under new coach Marco Rose, Forsberg may have gained new confidence.
In the CL meeting with Real Madrid, "Foppa" was there from the start.
The Swedish midfielder also had a good position 20 minutes into the first half but finished quite high over.
The match remained scoreless for a long time, but then Real Madrid (without the injured Karim Benzema) struck with ten minutes remaining after a display by Federico Santiago.
The 24-year-old from Uruguay, who was linked with a move to Liverpool before the transfer window closed, held onto the ball, switched feet and then slotted the ball to the left.
In stoppage time it was also 2-0 to Real Madrid after a clever free kick variant.
In the 81st, Forsberg was replaced, but the match minutes were still more playing time than in a long time for the national team player - which bodes well for next week's meeting before the Nations League where Forsberg is selected.