Full match participant rankings beneath:
Thibaut Courtois—7.5: Four saves, three of which had been from photographs contained in the field, the massive Belgian can be comfortable together with his clear sheet.
Lucas Vazquez—6.5: Struggled to play out of stress in the course of the opening 10 minutes however steadily discovered his ft and put in a stable shift.
Tchouameni—7: Best performances for Real Madrid have come as a middle again and tonight was no totally different. His potential to play the “exit ball” out of the again makes the distinction.
Rudiger—7: Mr.Reliable as soon as once more put in a dominant shift on the again, by no means resting on his laurels.
Ferland Mendy—6: Asprilla was certainly one of Girona’s most energetic and harmful gamers however Mendy defended effectively for many of the night earlier than coming off with an damage.
Luka Modric—8.5: The Croatian put in his finest efficiency of the season. Took full management of the match within the second half. Finished the sport with 1 help, 2 huge probabilities created, 4 key passes, 8/10 lengthy balls, and over 120 touches. It was Modric who all the time took the danger to play the vertical ball and try to interrupt traces.
Fede Valverde—6: Kept the ball shifting in the midst of midfield, by no means over complicating the sport.
Arda Guler—7.5: Fantastic objective which can do {the teenager}’s confidence a world of excellent. Arguably extra necessary was the work he put in off the ball which Ancelotti famous after the sport.
Brahim—6: Improved within the second half like the remainder of the crew. Had one try within the first half which was destined for the highest nook till Gazzaniga obtained a hand to it.
Jude Bellingham—9: Real Madrid’s finest participant. Came up huge with a fifth consecutive objective in La Liga and the go-ahead objective within the sport. Then produced an inch good help to Arda, feeding the Turk on his run past the Girona backline.
Kylian Mbappe—7: Scored a basic Mbappe objective galloping down the correct and ending on the goalkeeper’s close to publish. Confidence appeared to enhance after the objective, with a number of deft flicks and touches.
Substitutions:
Fran Garcia—6: Substitute for Ferland Mendy with the sport already gained.
Dani Ceballos—6: Replaced the injured Bellingham. Sprayed the ball round and completed the sport with 33 passes.
Endrick—6: Collided with the Girona goalkeeper leading to a head damage. Ran round with power and intent throughout his 10 minutes on the sphere.
Raul Asencio—6: Composed on the ball, drawing fouls by way of his potential to hold the ball out of the again.
