Gareth Bale 8/10, Karim Benzema 7/10 while Real Madrid bounces in Rome

Real Madrid had a shot in the first half but was strong in second when Gareth Bale scored the goals and Lucas Vazquez gave the UEFA Champions League holders a 2-0 win in Group G from Tuesday in Rome.

Good points

Viktoria Plzen's 2-1 victory at CSKA Moscow had already guaranteed Madrid's pbadage to the last 16 places. This win means that Santi Solari's team won the group and will be ranked in the draw.

Once the team took off, the young Marcos Llorente was impressed from his first start at UCL and Bale will undoubtedly benefit from a more positive evening.

The negatives

There are still too many big names who are still far from their most successful form. Roman forward Cengiz Under should have gone 1-0 at half-time and needed a shocking mistake from opposing defender Federico Fazio to give them the first match.

Rating of the manager out of 10

7 – Solari is open to criticism by completely leaving Isco, the favorite of the advertising experts, to the club, but his surprise choice of Llorente, who used little things previously in the midfield, is pretty good. place. No sign for the moment of real changes in the way of playing the team, but this win and the last 16 qualifications should make forget the story of the embarrbadment of the weekend in Eibar.

Player's Notes (1-10; 10 = Best Players Entered After 70 Minutes Receive No Notes)

GK Thibaut Courtois, 7 – An excellent stoppage when Patrik Schick seemed ready to open the scoring in the first half. Very happy to throw the ball long and avoid any risk when Roma put the pressure on it and managed to get away with a useless sprint from his line to 2-0.

DF Dani Carvajal, 6 years old – Done at least three vital blocks inside his own six-yard box to end the dangerous Roma attacks. For his part, he seemed rusty in possession of the ball on his first start after an injury and was almost talented under the first goal just before halftime.

DF Raphael Varane, 5 – Always attentive to his shadow against the World Cup, Varane has managed to blunt to 0-0, but he will be happy to have won a victory after six defeats and a draw in his last seven matches in Madrid.

DF Sergio Ramos, 6 years old – The usual mix of crucial clears with sloppier pbades and questionable attacks bursts forward on the ball.

DF Marcelo, 6 – During the evening, Roma's dangerman Under took a bad night a few times. Still does not seem physically 100 percent due to recent injury issues.

MF Luka Modric, 6 – Another unobtrusive match of the supposedly elected Golden Ball, who did not worry the Roman goalkeeper Robin Olsen with two shots from the edge of the box. I had to take a yellow after arriving late to try and stop a break from Stephan El Shaarawy.

MF Marcos Llorente, 8 years old – The 23-year-old made a very positive impression after being surprisingly named as Blair Casemiro. Some useful interceptions have led to quick breaks in Madrid, and it seems likely to hold its place for the moment.

MF Toni Kroos, 7 – The most involved in the Madrid midfield ball, he seemed to be targeted for tactical fouling on the part of his opponents, but still seemed to play with the handbrake.

FW Gareth Bale, 8 – Had another frustrating night until he took his time expertly and chose his place when he was offered a chance to head for Federico Fazio. I should have added another on the break soon after, before providing an excellent center in preparation for the second.

FW Karim Benzema, 7 – A relatively quiet match, but the No. 9 seems personally better nick than his compatriot Galacticos. The badistant head for Lucas Vazquez's goal was very neat. He almost made it 3-0, but was denied by a decent Olsen rescue.