Real Madrid faced off against Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a victory on the road in La Liga. Los Blancos made a bright start to the game and scored the opener in the 14th minute when Vinicius Junior got his name on the scoresheet. Alvaro Arbeloa’s men went into the half-time interval 1-0 up on the scoreline.
The Madrid giants managed to defend their slender advantage in the second 45 minutes and earned a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the clash against Sevilla.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 8/10
Courtois made a lot of crucial saves at the back and did enough to secure the clean sheet this evening. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
RB: Dani Carvajal – 7/10
He made a positive impact on both ends of the field.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – 7/10
Rudiger gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Dean Huijsen – 7/10
He put his foot through the ball when needed and was tidy with his ball distribution.
LB: Fran Garcia – 7/10
Garcia cleared the danger when he could and was strong in the air.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times on the right wing, but there was no goal for him.
CM: Thiago Pitarch Pinar – 6.5/10
Pitarch Pinar protected his backline well and was a good presence on the ball.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7/10
He earned the ball back twice and made one good chance in the final third.
LW: Jude Bellingham – 7/10
Bellingham came back to defend when he could, but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 6/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to take his chances.
ST: Vinicius Junior – 7.5/10
Vinicius Jr. was a real threat up top and managed to score the only goal of the game in the 14th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Franco Mastantuono – 6.5/10
He was unfortunate to strike the post.
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
ST: Gonzalo Garcia – 6/10
He failed to impress after coming off the bench.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6/10
Alexander-Arnold was solid when defending inside his half.
ST: Alvaro Leiva – N/A
