Player Ratings: Cacereno 0-1 Real Madrid – 2022/23
A brilliant solo goal from Rodrygo sees Real Madrid sneak past fourth-tier side Cacereno in the Copa del Rey third round.
It looked like another early Copa del Rey exit was on the cards until Rodrygo scored his eighth goal in all competitions. The Brazilian showed brilliant feet to jink between Luis Aguado and Álvaro Clausi before curling the ball into the top corner and sealing qualification for his side.
Player ratings:
Starting XI:
Andriy Lunin: 7/10
Barely faced a shot all night. A comfortable outing for the Ukrainian.
Lucas Vazquez: 6/10
Scored a goal inside 13 minutes but it was disallowed for offside. The Galician put in a decent shift but did struggle against Cacereno’s number 10 at times.
Eder Militao: 7/10
A relatively routine performance for the Brazilian. Didn’t really get out of first gear.
Nacho: 7/10
Looked as though he picked up an injury in the first-half but the Spaniard managed to complete the game. Captain on the night, Nacho did not put a foot wrong.
Odriozola: 4/10
Rodrygo Goes: 7/10
Eden Hazard: 2/10
Substitutions:
Antonio Rüdiger: 7/10 – Came on to replace Eder Militao. The German continued where Militao left off.
Jesus Vallejo: 5/10 – Came on to replace the injured Odriozola at left-back.
Fede Valverde: 7/10 – Came on to replace Tchouaméni at the break. The Uruguayan added some much needed grit and energy to the middle of the park.
Alvaro Rodriguez: N/A – Came on to replace Eden Hazard.
Sergio Arribas: N/A – Came on to replace Asensio late on.
