Took on more of a shielding role, but excelled in one-on-one situations.
Player Ratings: Real Madrid 5-0 Alaves – 2023/24
The newly crowned LaLiga champions kicked-off their Champions League final preparations in style with a 5-0 win against Alaves at the Bernabéu.
Jude Bellingham opened the scoring, before goals from Federico Valverde, Arda Güler and a Vinicius Junior double sealed an emphatic victory for Los Blancos.
Player ratings:
Starting XI:
Thibaut Courtois: 9/10
Third consecutive start for Courtois in LaLiga. The Belgian made an impressive ten saves and looks increasingly likely to start the Champions League final.
Dani Carvajal: 7/10
Solid performance from the Spaniard who did his defensive work well.
Eder Militão: 7/10
Militão looked a lot more comfortable than he has over the past few games as he continues to work towards full fitness. With two more games left before the Champions League final, the Brazilian could challenge Nacho for a starting spot against Borussia Dortmund.
Nacho Fernandez: 7/10
Handled Samu fairly well and showed confidence on the ball when in possession. Overall, a solid performance.
Ferland Mendy: 7/10
Substitutions:
Arda Güler: 7.5/10 – Came on to replace Camavinga. Arda scored his fourth LaLiga goal with a wonderful finish. What a talent.
Antonio Rüdiger: 7/10 – Came on to replace Eder Militão and wasn’t tested.
Dani Ceballos: 6/10 – Came on to replace Toni Kroos with fifteen minutes to go.
Mario Martin: N/A – Came on to replace Fede Valverde late on.
