Real Madrid secured an impressive 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Wednesday, with all three goals scored by Fede Valverde.
Did not have much to do in terms of saves, but he dominated his area from set-pieces. He did have to make a crucial stop with his foot to deny Nico O’Reilly in the second half.
Struggled up against Jeremy Doku in the early stages, but he got more confident as the match went on.
Rudiger loves his battle with Erling Haaland, and this was another that he won. He was very solid throughout the 90 minutes, with his performance including a crucial intervention to deny the Man City number nine a goal in the second half.
Preferred to Raul Asencio, he was defensively sound after a difficult opening 20 minutes.
Only played the first half, but he did relatively well up against the wide threat of Antoine Semenyo.
Man City rarely troubled when attacking down the middle of the pitch, and Tchouameni was a large reason for this.
Looked out of place at times, and he always gave Man City a way back into the match late on.
A good all-round performance from Guler, who did his work defensively and tried his best in attack.
What a performance from the Uruguayan. He scored all three goals for his first career hat-trick, but even without this, it was a top showing.
Got the assist for Valverde’s third goal, which was the highlight of a good display from the Morocco international.
Always a danger in attack, and he should have continued his scoring form from the penalty spot, but his effort was stopped by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
His defensive ability has been questioned many times in recent months, but he was solid in the second half.
Off the pace at times, as to be expected considering he was returning after a couple of weeks out.
Worked hard.
Champions League debut for the young midfielder.
More minutes in the legs for Real Madrid’s captain.
