Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea – 2022/23

Real Madrid will travel to London next week with a healthy 2-0 win in the bag thanks to goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio.

Karim Benzema gave Los Blancos the lead after a brilliant ball from Carvajal ended at the feet of the Frenchman who finished from close range.

On the hour mark, Ben Chilwell was shown a red card for a cynical foul on Rodrygo just outside the box. Marco Asensio then doubled Madrid’s lead inside the final 20 minutes of the match just 3 minutes after coming on.

Player ratings:

Starting XI:

Thibaut Courtois: 8/10

Made a brilliant save to deny Chelsea in the first half and showed yet again just how decisive he is on the biggest stage. Deserved clean sheet.

Dani Carvajal: 8/10

One of Carvajal’s best performances in recent memory. The Spaniard rolled back the years with a brilliant performance. The ball he played into Vinicius for the opener was simply exquisite.

Eder Militao: 7.5/10

Used his pace to recover and deny Felix on the break early on in the first half. A rather comfortable outing for the Brazilian.

Vinicius Jr: 8/10

Substitutions:

Marco Asensio: 7.5/10 – Came on to replace Rodrygo. The Spaniard scored almost instantly after coming off the bench. Super sub.

Antonio Rüdiger: 7.5/10 – Came on to replace Camavinga. The German made a brilliant interception to deny Mason Mount late on.

Dani Ceballos: N/A – Came on to replace Luka Modric.

Aurélien Tchouaméni: N/A – Came on to replace Toni Kroos.