Top performances from Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior earn them 9s for Real Madrid
Real Madrid marched to the top of the La Liga table after they became the first team to defeat newly promoted Osasuna this season.
Real Madrid marched to the top of the La Liga table after they became the first team to defeat newly promoted Osasuna this season.
Los Blancos emerged 2-0 victors, with Vinicius Junior’s incredible goal from distance and Rodrygo’s neat finish from the edge of the box triggering no response from the visitors.
Luka Jovic had a goal ruled out by VAR for being marginally offside before he latched on to Lucas Vasquez’s pass.
We take a look at how the Madrid players performed.
Alphonse Areola: Hardly tested but made some superb claims and was always positioned very well. 7
Alvaro Odriozola: Overlapped well, produced some promising runs and tracked back in time to make up for the space he left behind. 7
Eder Militao: Confident display at the back, did a great job to clean up the mess when he was the last man. Displayed promising signs of what he is capable of. 9
Sergio Ramos: A solid, error-free game from the captain. Never shied away from venturing out of his position to get the job done and almost always made the right call. 7
Nacho: Not as productive in attack, barely tested in defence. Earned a yellow card and was mostly a spectator on the pitch. 6
Federico Valverde: A bland performance from the youngster, outshone by everyone else around him. 5
Casemiro: Always at the right place at the right time, screened the defence very well and provided a wonderful pass to Rodrygo that turned into an assist. 8
Toni Kroos: An assist marked a fresh change of pace from a disastrous performance in Paris and a sub-par show against Sevilla. Also fired from a distance to keep the opposition goalkeeper on his toes. 7
Lucas Vasquez: An average performance, lacked the elements that could make a case for why he must bench Gareth Bale. 6
Vinicius Junior: One of his best performances in a Los Blancos shirt that had everything – dribbles, accurate crosses and a banger of a goal. 9
Luka Jovic: Missed two easy chances and had a goal disallowed for marginal offside by VAR. An unlucky night for Jovic. 6
Substitutes
Rodrygo (71’): Came on for Vinicius and scored a brilliant goal within 90 seconds of coming on. 8
James Rodriguez (82’): Came on for the last 10 minutes, barely got an opportunity to do anything. N/A