The Spanish giants were given a big test on a nervy night at the Bernabeu (Pictures: Getty)

Real Madrid snuck into the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night despite a lacklustre performance against RB Leipzig, while Manchester City enjoyed total control against Copenhagen.

Pep Guardiola?s reigning champions netted twice inside the first 10 minutes to allay any fears over their progression to the last eight, winning 6-2 on aggregate, though 14-time champions Real were made to sweat at the Bernabeu despite going into the second leg with a one-goal advantage.

Leipzig gave the hosts several early scares from quick transitions but wasted the opportunities; Benjamin Sesko went alone despite having two better positioned team-mates alongside him ? though he was later flagged offside ? and then Lois Openda ignored an overlap for a speculative effort.
Real did not have an orthodox striker on the pitch, with Jude Bellingham the furthest player forward, and were playing rather slow and passive ? so much so that they did not muster an effort on target in the first half.

They also looked open at the other end of the pitch and another rapid turnover and break set Openda free again, though he dragged his effort wide of the far post.

The whistles that rung around the Bernabeu as half-time approached underlined how nervy and restless the home crowd had become and Leipzig twice went close to finding an opener before the break. Xavi Simons forced Andriy Lunin into a f...