Real Madrid entertained Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a quick start to the game and scored the opening goal in the tenth minute thanks to Jude Bellingham’s effort. Vinicus Jr. doubled his team’s advantage in the 27th minute before Federico Valverde added another goal in the dying embers of the first half. Real Madrid were leading 3-0 at the half-time break.
Vinicius Jr. scored again for Los Blancos in the 70th minute before Arda Guler got his name on the scoresheet just 11 minutes later. The contest ended with Los Blancos earning a dominant 5-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Alaves.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 9.5/10
Courtois made a lot of important saves at the back and secured a well-deserved clean sheet tonight.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and had some bright moments in the final third.
CB: Eder Militao – 7/10
Militao cleared the danger when needed and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Nacho – 7.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and performed well enough to keep a clean sheet.
LB: Ferland Mendy – 7/10
Mendy didn’t do much wrong at the back but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Federico Valverde – 8/10
Valverde was a constant menace in the final third and did well to score in the first half injury-time.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 8/10
He was a positive influence in both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Toni Kroos – 8/10
Kroos earned possession back twice and did well to pick up an assist.
CAM: Jude Bellingham – 10/10
Bellingham caused all sorts of problems for the Alaves defenders and ended the game with a goal and two assists to his name.
ST: Rodrygo – 8/10
He caused a lot of headaches for his marker but there was no goal for him tonight.
ST: Vinicius Jr. – 9.5/10
Vinicius Jr. was a constant menace in the final third and scored a brace to help his team secure a convincing win tonight.
Substitutes:
ST: Arda Guler – 7/10
He got his name on the scoresheet in the 81st minute.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 6.5/10
Rudiger was solid at the back.
CM: Dani Ceballos – 6.5/10
The Spaniard made two good chances in the final third.
CM: Mario Martin – N/A
