Real Madrid welcomed Alaves at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in La Liga. Los Blancos made a good start to the contest and scored the opening goal in the 30th minute when Kylian Mbappe found the back of the net. Alvaro Arbeloa’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Vinicius Junior doubled his team’s lead in the 50th minute. Alaves got a goal back in injury time thanks to Toni Martinez’s effort. The match ended with Los Blancos securing a narrow 2-1 win at the Bernabeu.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the clash against Alaves.
GK: Andriy Lunin – 7/10
Lunin made a few solid saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 7/10
He managed to shine at times on both halves.
CB: Dean Huijsen – 7.5/10
Huijsen dealt with the danger when he could and was a rock at the back.
CB: Eder Militao – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Alvaro Carreras – 7/10
Carreras made a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Federico Valverde – 7/10
He worked hard on both halves and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7/10
Tchouameni anchored the midfield well and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Jude Bellingham – 7/10
He came back to defend when he could and managed to catch the eye at times inside the opponent’s half.
RW: Arda Guler – 7.5/10
Guler engineered a few decent chances for others around him and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 9/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders and managed to score at the half-hour mark.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 8.5/10
Vinicius Jr. was a constant menace in the final third and did well to get his name on the scoresheet in the 50th minute.
Substitutes:
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 6.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when required.
RW: Franco Mastantuono – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Brahim Diaz – 6/10
He failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 6/10
Carvajal was solid at the back.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 6/10
He added some energy to Arbeloa’s midfield.
