Real Madrid were at the receiving end of a 3-0 thrashing by rivals Barcelona as Ernesto Valverde’s men increased the gap between the two teams to 14 points.
Here we take a look at the player ratings for Real Madrid.
Navas 6. Made a great reflex save to tip Paulinho’s powerful first half strike over the bar. No chance for the first two goals but should have kept out Vidal’s shot in stoppage time.
Carvajal 7. Made an early statement of intent by winning the corner for Ronaldo’s disallowed goal, and continued to get forward regularly. Perhaps his best team’s best player until he was rightly sent off for a deliberate handball.
Varane 5. Was often troubled by Suarez’s aggressive running, looking harried and uncertain especially in the second half when his team’s midfield went missing.
Ramos 5. His frustration was summed up when he was booked for an ugly swipe on Suarez. Came close to scoring with a late shot at the near post.
Marcelo 4. A frequent attacking threat in the first half, delivering the cross for Benzema’s header against the upright. But he could have done a lot more to prevent Barca’s opener and was defensively abject in the second period.
Modric 6. Excellent between the lines of midfield and attack in the first half, but nowhere to be seen when Barca took over in the second.
Casemiro 5. Clumsy in possession and failed to do his main job in the second half, giving his defence scant protection from Barca’s repeated attacks through the middle.
Kovacic 5. A surprise selection in the centre of midfield and initially did a tidy job in preventing Barca from building possession, but he was terrible in the second half as Barca ran rings around him.
Kroos 6. The selection of Kovacic allowed him to play in a more advanced role than usual and he got into several good positions in the first half, but – like the rest of Madrid’s midfield – he disappeared after the break.
Benzema 5. Linked play nicely in the first half and unlucky not to score with a glanced header against the right post. Invisible after the break and sacrificed by Zidane when Carvajal was sent off.
Ronaldo 6. Always a goal threat. In the first half he had a header disallowed for offside, fluffed a great chance with an air shot and forced ter Stegen into a low save with an angled drive. But he contributed next to nothing outside the box.
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Nacho 5. Introduced after Carvajal’s red card, slotting into the vacant right-back slot but looking ill at ease as Barca regularly threatened down his flank.
Bale 7. Came on for the last 15 minutes and did well down the right, showing plenty of purpose and forcing two saves from Ter Stegen with decent efforts.
Asensio 5. Appeared from the bench at the same time as Bale but had no impact.
