Real Madrid entertained Juventus at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in the UEFA Champions League. Los Blancos made a good start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Jude Bellingham finally broke the deadlock in the 57th minute as Xabi Alonso’s men secured a narrow 1-0 win at the Bernabeu.
Let’s take a look at how each Real Madrid player fared during the clash against Juventus.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – 8/10
He made a handful of solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet tonight.
RB: Federico Valverde – 7/10
Valverde performed his defensive duties well and made two good chances going forward.
CB: Eder Militao – 8/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a good presence on the ball.
CB: Raul Asencio – 7/10
Asencio cleared the danger when he could and did enough to secure a clean sheet.
LB: Alvaro Carreras – 7.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong defensively and made one good run with the ball.
RW: Brahim Diaz – 7/10
Diaz was a constant menace in the final third and was replaced in the 83rd minute.
CM: Aurelien Tchouameni – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Arda Guler – 8/10
Guler was a constant menace in the final third and managed to create a lot of meaningful openings for his teammates.
LW: Vinicius Junior – 7/10
He was a threat at times on the left flank, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Jude Bellingham – 8.5/10
Bellingham was a constant menace in the final third and scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – 7.5/10
He caused all sorts of problems for the Juventus defenders and did everything but score tonight.
Substitutes:
CM: Eduardo Camavinga – 6/10
He added some energy to Alonso’s midfield after coming off the bench.
RW: Franco Mastantuono – N/A
LB: Fran Garcia – N/A
ST: Gonzalo Garcia – N/A