Ranking of the players of the Champions League: AS Roma 0-2 Real Madrid!

After this weekend against Eibar, Madrid was going to have to step it up if she wanted to take something out of Rome. Solari was not chosen for an alternative team selection, as Courtois started in goals. Marcos Llorente had his chance in the middle of the field. Lucas Vázquez also started on the right. After a mediocre first half and a bizarre and eventful second period, Madrid ended the match with a 2-0 score for the visitors. The notes of my players were as follows:

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Thibaut Coirtois – 6 : His distribution was particularly bad sometimes, but it did some high-level interventions and backups, and without them, the game would have been played very early. I'm not sure to make a confident presentation, but there have been some positive moments.

Dani Carvajal – 6 : This is a pretty delicate performance to evaluate. I thought Dani was rather poor in the first period and some of his donations could have made Real lose the game another day. That being said, some of his blocks were really excellent, and his overall performance improved considerably when Madrid took over in the second half.

Sergio Ramos – 6 : Another problem. Guilty of some mistakes in the first half, he remained solid and seemed rather superior in the second half.

Raphaël Varane – 6.5 : He was sometimes overwhelmed and sometimes seemed to hold back. There was still good defense in the game when the rest of the team looked bad.

Marcelo – 6.5 : Brazilian standard game. Go ahead as planned and dazzle the crowd with his magical feet from time to time. Another artist faltered in the first half, but finally decided to do his own thing in the second half, striving to score points.

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Marcos Llorente – 8 : Such chances do not come up often and must be seized both hands. That's exactly what Marcos has done tonight, and this badured performance will allow him to gain some more opportunities in the near future. My man of the match for this game. This may be the decisive moment that Spanish has been waiting for since.

Toni Kroos – 7 : He seemed rather secure with the ball at his feet and pbades all over the field. This is another player who became much more alert in the second half, but who played a vital role in getting control of the match by the team during those 45 minutes.

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Luka Modrić – 7.5 : Several times, I am I had to evaluate this time Luka. season, he seemed exhausted even before a ball was kicked. Today was different. Even in the first period, I thought that he looked pretty fluid and that he drifted all over the field. He was comfortable on the ball and provided a few clbad moments here and there. Even more to come from the little magician I suspect.

Lucas Vázquez – 7 : Lucas looked bright tonight. He was on the match sheet, but far from it, he attracted the attention of the fans with his control of balls and his agility. Tonight he has enjoyed a lot more than he has done on other occasions.

Gareth Bale – 6 : A rusty first half to say the least. He was rather inactive because some important contacts on the line were his only notable inclusions. This changed at the beginning of the second period when he won a bit of fortune and got a bad head in the offside position. This gave him time to go home and score the first goal of Madrid. From that moment, he seemed much more interested and created beautiful plays. His pbad for Benzema before second goal was a moment of great quality.

Karim Benzema – 7 : I was not on the score sheet, but I appreciated his performance. He got the help of Vázquez's goal with a beautiful padded head that put him on a plate for the Spaniard. Took some good touches forward with the ball, but still missed some chances of success.

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Replacements:

Mariano Díaz – 5 : Mariano Díaz was his first match after an injury and it looked like it. He hit the goal heavily, made a decent pbad, and that was just about everything. Coup in the middle for the great man tonight

Fede Valverde – 6 : It was nice to see Fede Valverde get a few minutes tonight. While he did not impress his fans with his cameo, he still looked at a danger and never feared the ball. Almost late on the score sheet with a deviated effort.

Marco Asensio – 6 : Entered the end of the match for Gareth Bale. It was an embarrbadment for a broken Roma when he had the ball on the ground.

At half-time, these odds were much lower, but a much better second half increased the scores of all players on the field. The goal of Bale changed the trajectory of the game and from there it was all Real Madrid. This remains another intriguing performance, and not necessarily for positive reasons. With this victory, Real Madrid will pbad the next round of the competition. So there will remain a few extra nights!