Real Madrid faced off against Inter Milan at San Siro earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result on the road in the UEFA Champions League. Both teams canceled each other out in the first half as they struggled to be clinical in the final third and went into the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
It was a similar story in the second half but there was a twist in the tale as Rodrygo came off the bench to score the match-winning goal in the 89th minute. Los Blancos kept a solid shape in injury-time and managed to grind out a narrow 1-0 win away at Milan.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the match against Inter Milan.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 8/10
The Belgian keeper made a handful of important saves to deny the Milan attackers a goal. He had to earn his clean sheet tonight.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
He kept a good shape when defending inside his half and was lively going forward as well.
CB: Eder Militao – 7.5/10
The Brazilian centre-back got stuck in with a few crunching tackles and cleared the danger when needed.
CB: David Alaba – 7/10
Alaba gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field by making some crucial interceptions and clearances for his team.
LB: Nacho – 7/10
He didn’t take too many risks with his clearances and managed to engineer a couple of decent opportunities for his teammates to score.
CM: Luka Modric – 7/10
The veteran midfielder created two key chances during his time on the field. He got replaced in the 79th minute.
CM: Casemiro – 7.5/10
Casemiro showed great desire to win the ball back a few times in midfield. He was also tidy with his passing.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
Valverde worked hard to offer decent protection for his teammates at the back and even had a couple of shot attempts.
RW: Lucas Vazquez – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but struggled to influence the game in the final third. He was substituted after the hour mark.
ST: Karim Benzema – 6.5/10
The French striker squandered a couple of chances to find the back of the net. However, he was quite lively when linking up play with his teammates in the attacking end of the pitch.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 7.5/10
He used his pace well to make some promising runs with the ball. He even orchestrated two good opportunities in the final third but there was no goal for him tonight.
Substitutes:
RW: Rodrygo – 7.5/10
Rodrygo came off the bench to net a memorable match-winning goal for Los Blancos at San Siro in the dying embers of the game.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 7/10
The youngster set up Rodrygo’s goal with a great pass.
LW: Marco Asensio – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
