Real Madrid faced off against Alaves at the Mendizorrotza earlier tonight as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in La Liga. Los Blancos made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Nacho was sent off by the referee in the 54th minute which put the Madrid outfit at a numerical disadvantage. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s men stood strong and managed to score an injury-time winner thanks to Lucas Vazquez’s effort. The contest finished with Real Madrid securing a last-gasp 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the clash against Alaves.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 7/10
The Spanish keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet on the road.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – 8/10
He kept things solid when defending inside his half and ended up scoring the winning goal for Real Madrid in injury-time.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 7/10
The German talent cleared the danger when he could and did enough to earn the shutout.
CB: Nacho – 5.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back for most of the game but let his teammates down by getting sent off in the 54th minute.
LB: Fran Garcia – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
Valverde was a positive influence in both halves but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
CM: Toni Kroos – 7.5/10
Kroos engineered some key chances for his teammates and picked up an assist for setting up Vazquez’s match-winner.
CM: Luka Modric – 6/10
He never got a foothold in the game and was substituted early in the second half.
CAM: Jude Bellingham – 7/10
The English talent made two good runs with the ball but struggled to register a goal.
ST: Brahim Diaz – 7/10
The Spaniard completed some promising dribbles in the opponent’s half but failed to make a difference up top.
ST: Rodrygo – 6.5/10
Rodrygo caused some headaches but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CM: Aurelian Tchouameni – 6.5/10
The French talent made one good chance in the final third.
ST: Joselu – 6/10
He hardly had a sniff at goal.
CM: Dani Ceballos – N/A
