Real Madrid entertained VfB Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a victory at home in the UEFA Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti’s men made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.
Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock in the 46th minute but Deniz Undav equalised for the German club in the 68th minute. Antonio Rudiger put Los Blancos back up ahead in the 83rd minute before Endrick killed the game off when he scored in injury time. The contest finished with the Madrid giants securing an impressive 3-1 win at the Bernabeu.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Stuttgart.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 7.5/10
Courtois made a lot of important saves at the back and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Lucas Vazquez – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well but offered very little in the final third.
CB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
The Spaniard performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball. He did well to pick up an assist.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 7.5/10
Rudiger cleared the danger when he could and deserves a lot of credit for putting his team back up ahead in the 83rd minute.
LB: Ferland Mendy – 6.5/10
Mendy caught the eye at times at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Federico Valverde – 6.5/10
Valverde earned the ball back twice and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well and made two good chances in the final third.
CM: Jude Bellingham – 6.5/10
Bellingham proved his worth at times at the centre of the park but failed to register a goal.
RW: Rodrygo – 8/10
He caused a lot of problems for the opposition defenders and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 8/10
Mbappe was always willing to have a strike at goal and managed to put his team ahead early in the second half.
LW: Vinicius Jr. – 7.5/10
He was a constant menace in the final third but there was no goal for him.
Substitutes:
CB: Eder Militao – 6.5/10
Militao didn’t do much wrong at the back.
CM: Luka Modric – 7/10
He picked up an assist after coming off the bench.
CAM: Arda Guler – 6.5/10
Guler made one decent chance in the final third.
LB: Fran Garcia – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Endrick – 7.5/10
He came on and scored in injury time.
