Real Madrid entertained Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Federico Valverde finally broke the deadlock in the 50th minute. Brahim Diaz managed to put daylight between the two sides when he found the back of the net in the 88th minute. Endrick added another goal for Los Blancos in injury time as the contest finished with Carlo Ancelotti’s men earning a convincing 3-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player performed during the match against Real Valladolid.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 7/10
The Belgian keeper didn’t have a save to make in the game and earned an easy clean sheet at the Bernabeu.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Eder Militao – 8.5/10
Militao was solid at the back and was good on the ball as well. He has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 7/10
He kept a good shape on the defensive end of the field and did enough to secure a clean sheet this evening.
LB: Fran Garcia – 7.5/10
Garcia came back to defend when needed and made two inviting chances in the final third.
CM: Federico Valverde – 8.5/10
Valverde opened the goal-scoring in the 50th minute and made a couple of good opportunities for his teammates to score.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7.5/10
He was a reliable performer at both ends of the field.
RW: Rodrygo – 6.5/10
Rodrygo caught the eye at times and managed to bag an assist.
CAM: Arda Guler – 7/10
He caused a few problems for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Vinicius Jr. – 7/10
Vinicius Jr. made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball but failed to find the back of the net.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 7/10
The French forward got himself into some good areas in the final third but has got nothing to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CM: Luka Modric – 6.5/10
He added some experience to Ancelotti’s midfield.
CAM: Brahim Diaz – 7.5/10
Diaz came on and managed to score as well as create a goal.
CM: Dani Ceballos – N/A
ST: Endrick – N/A
