Real Madrid vs Gremio: Player Ratings

Real Madrid

Real Madrid players celebrating

Keylor Navas – 6/10

He didn’t play poorly, but he really had nothing to do for almost the entire game. However, he did his job well whenever called upon.

Dani Carvajal – 7/10

The Spanish right-back was caught out of position at times, but made up for it with his blistering pace. He was also a strong presence while attacking from the right flank, giving the Blancos much-needed width when playing the diamond with Isco in the middle.

Raphael Varane – 8/10

A solid performance from the Frenchman ensured a clean sheet for the Galacticos. His blazing pace, in particular, was very impressive and helped his club avoid potentially tricky situation even before they arose.

Sergio Ramos – 6/10

Still showed the bad habit of getting drawn out of position and leaving a gap in the backline. Varane’s awareness made sure that his over-zealous nature didn’t hurt Madrid. A good game otherwise.

Marcelo – 7/10

The Brazilian was almost entirely in Gremio’s half for much of the game and gave their defence a lot of problems with his attacking flair.

Casemiro – 8/10

A really wonderful game for the Brazilian as he didn’t allow Gremio’s midfielders a moment’s piece in the middle. Provided the platform for the other midfielders to shine.

Luka Modric – 9/10

He was connected to almost everything that Real Madrid did tonight and was the fulcrum of the game. The best player of the game tonight.

Toni Kroos – 7/10

A decent game for the former Bayern Munich man. Neat passes ensured possession retention.

Isco – 8/10

The reason why the diamond worked for the first time this season was because Isco was at his best tonight.

Cristiano Ronaldo – 8/10

Wasn’t up to the standards he has shown us in his Real career, but his superb freekick goal brought glory to the club.

Karim Benzema – 5/10

Apart from the one move where he headed the ball back to Cristiano, which was then ruled out offside, he was… well… just below average.

Subs

No notable performances.