Real Madrid entertained Deportivo Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier today as they looked to pick up a victory at home. Los Blancos made a bright start to the game but failed to break the opposition defence down in the first half.
Marco Asensio finally broke the deadlock for the Madrid giants in the 63rd minute with an excellent finish. Vinicius Junior doubled his team’s advantage in the 80th minute. Karim Benzema put the icing on the cake as he scored a penalty in injury-time which have Los Blancos a comfortable 3-0 win at the Spanish capital.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the contest against Alaves.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 7/10
The Belgian keeper didn’t have much to do in the game but deserves credit for making a couple of saves at the back.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was quite lively in the Alaves half.
CB: Eder Militao – 7/10
Militao was solid when defending inside his half and performed well enough to secure the clean sheet.
CB: David Alaba – 7/10
He did what was required of him on the defensive end of the field and made one good chance going forward.
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LB: Ferland Mendy – 7/10
Mendy tracked back to defend when needed and was tidy with his passing.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
He got stuck in with a few tackles and fashioned two good chances in the final third.
CM: Casemiro – 8/10
Casemiro dominated the game in midfield and was quite inventive with his ball distribution.
CM: Luka Modric – 7/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition defenders but there was no goal for him tonight.
RW: Marco Asensio – 8/10
The Spaniard created a lot of headaches for the opposition and opened the goal-scoring with a brilliant strike.
ST: Karim Benzema – 8.5/10
The French striker was a constant menace in the opponent’s half and has got a goal and two assists to show for his efforts.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 8/10
He made some dangerous runs with the ball and scored his team’s second goal which ensured the positive result for Los Blancos.
Substitutes:
RW: Rodrygo – N/A
He did not get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
CM: Dani Ceballos – N/A
Ceballos hardly got a foothold in the game.
LW: Eden Hazard – N/A
Hazard came on to run the clock down.
LB: Marcelo – N/A
He added some freshness to Carlo Ancelotti’s defence.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – N/A
Vazquez came on to run the clock down.
