Real Madrid welcomed Almeria at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a sloppy start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the first minute when Largie Ramazani found the back of the net. Edgar Gonzalez doubled Almeria’s lead in the 43rd minute as Carlo Ancelotti’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Jude Bellingham got a goal back from the penalty spot in the 57th minute before Vinicius Jr. equalised just ten minutes later. Dani Carvajal ended up netting a dramatic injury-time winner as Real Madrid earned a last-gasp 3-2 victory in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Almeria.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – 5.5/10
The Spanish keeper didn’t have to make a save during the game and would be disappointed after conceding twice in the first half.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7.5/10
He kept things solid when defending inside his half and came to his team’s rescue by scoring the winning goal in injury time.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 6.5/10
Rudiger won his fair share of aerial duels but failed to keep things tidy on the defensive end of the pitch.
CB: Nacho – 6/10
He was lackluster in the first half and was replaced at half-time.
LB: Ferland Mendy – 6/10
He failed to impress in the first 45 minutes and was substituted at the half-time interval.
CM: Federico Valverde – 6.5/10
Valverde worked hard and caught the eye at times in both halves.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7.5/10
The French talent earned possession back twice and had some promising moments in the opponent’s half. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Toni Kroos – 6.5/10
He managed to engineer some inviting chances for others around him and was tidy with his ball distribution
CAM: Jude Bellingham – 8/10
The English talent caused a lot of headaches for the Almeria defenders. He finished the match with a goal and an assist in the bag.
ST: Rodrygo – 6/10
He was a quiet presence in the first half and got replaced at half-time.
ST: Vinicius Jr. – 8/10
Vinicius Jr. caused all sorts of chaos in and around the Almeria penalty box and scored the all-important equaliser in the 67th minute.
Substitutes:
LB: Fran Garcia – 7/10
He made two decent chances in the second half.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 6.5/10
Diaz made one driving run with the ball.
ST: Joselu – 7/10
He was a real threat up top.
CM: Dani Ceballos – 6/10
Ceballos added some energy to Ancelotti’s midfield.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – N/A
