Real Madrid’s draw in Warsaw against Shakhtar Donetsk secured them a place in the last 16 of the Champions League. Here are Managing Madrid’s player ratings for this evening’s Real Madrid starters:
Andriy Lunin: 6.5. He was through no fault of his own at goal and was able to stop Traore well in the penalty area in the 64th minute. He had a shaky moment when Oleksander Zubkov shot from distance.
Lucas Vazquez: 7th Had a crucial challenge against Mudryk in the second half after Real Madrid’s pressing collapsed and almost set Vinicius Jr. up for a goal after creating space for a cross and putting the ball straight on the Brazilian’s head in the box had laid.
Antonio Ruediger: 9.5. He was perfect defensively that evening, had five shots and scored the decisive equalizer in the 95th minute. Enormous.
Nacho Fernandez: 8.5. Nacho, like his centre-back partner, was rock solid. He had several key challenges in the penalty area and in the transition to defense against Zubkov and Mudryk and had five interceptions. With Rüdiger he held the high line well.
Ferland Mendy: 6th Blame Zubkov for hitting him in the header for Shakhtar’s goal. Didn’t have a significant game.
Aurelien Tchouameni: 6. Has taken a slump in form lately. He was late on a few spins and misplaced some easy passes.
Toni Kroos: 9th One assist, 139 touches (game high), five key passes (game high), five completed tackles (game high), and 11/13 long balls completed. master class.
Fede Valverde: 6.5. Tested Trubin with a long-range shot in the first half. His pressure on defense was solid. Didn’t have many offensive posts.
Eden Danger: 5.5. Poor performance from the Belgian. He was involved in two good runs of passes in the first half but remained calm overall.
Rodrygo: 6. Slightly better than Hazard but struggled to find space to influence the game.
Karim Benzema: 6. A very calm game by the French. More is needed from Benzema in the next game in El Clasico.