Real Madrid
Keylor Navas - 8/10
Keylor Navas spent the entire night bailing out Pepe and Sergio Ramos who were made to look pedestrian every now and then.
Dani Carvajal – 5/10
Dani Carvajal put in a mundane performance with a few overlaps but nothing that would go on to eventually help the cause as such. He should’ve been a greater support to Lucas Vazquez who almost did everything on his own offensively.
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Pepe – 5/10
Pepe struggled every now and then but had a better game than his partner defensively. His experience came to the fore when Las Palmas pushed Real late on.
Sergio Ramos - 4/10
Sergio Ramos could be accused of some atrocious defending from the offing. His powerful header opened the account for Real but aside from that he did nothing of note in the night except lose his man defensively every now and then. He got himself sent off rather weirdly late on.
Alvaro Arbeloa – 5/10
Arbeloa had his good moments and yet could’ve essentially allowed Las Palmas in twice in the first half. Apart from the mistakes in the first half, he had a decent game covering defensively but offered next to nothing going forward.
Casemiro – 7/10
There were moments in the game when Casemiro was a little too easily overrun but you couldn’t fault his effort. Picked up a caution and made a clearance when it mattered, Casemiro kind of deserved to bail Real out in the end nodding home to give Real the 3 points on the night in dramatic fashion.
Luka Modric – 7/10
Without his usual partner with him, Modric ran the show on his own and was part of everything good that Real had to offer. Modric was dynamic and his set piece delivery was as usual good.
Isco – 6/10
Isco could’ve done better despite having his moments. He was far too lackadaisical at times especially when not in possession and was rightly substituted off. However he did make Real tick in the early stages and it was his corner that Ramos slotted into the back of the net.
Lucas Vazquez – 7/10
Lucas Vazquez was excellent on the night, showing his desire every minute that he stood on the pitch. On the ball he was excellent and off the ball his movement caused much trouble for the opposite defenders. His energy and poise was crucial to most of Real’s good moments up front. He deserved more support from his partnering fullback and fellow forwards who often made a hash of his good work.
Gareth Bale – 6/10
Gareth Bale didn’t look up to speed on the night. He made a good run every now and then and looked threatening in the initial exchanges but none of his work led to anything of note. In spite of being a threat, he did spurn some good chances and will be expected to up his game hereafter.
Cristiano Ronaldo – 5/10
Cristiano had the home and away crowd on his back and many would say for good reason. It was a poor performance from the front man and he was as frustrating as only he can be. He should’ve put Real Madrid some distance ahead but spurned chances and half chances at will. Poor.
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Mateo Kovacic – 3/10
Hardly any effective after coming on, Kovacic was in fact more useful to Las Palmas than Real on the pitch. He was partially at fault for the equalizer.
Jese – 5/10
He could hardly make much of a difference on the pitch but for a run or two which transpired to nothing considering how he had little support to bank on. He delivered an excellent corner to help Casemiro score the winner.
Marcelo – NA
