Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3-0 Real Valladolid; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3-0 Real Valladolid; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings: Thibaut Courtois—7: A quiet evening at the office for the Big Belgian who had only two saves to make on the night. Dani Carvajal—7: Never tested defensively and safe in possession. Finished the game with 4 tackles and 3 clearances. Rudiger—7: Found Mbappe with an over the top pass that the …

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 0 – 0 Real Betis; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 0 – 0 Real Betis; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings below: Thibaut Courtois—8: One massive stop on Miranda which will fill him with confidence ahead of the UCL final. Dani Carvajal—6: Like many, did not want to overexert himself ahead of next week. Dove into a few challenges and missed a good opportunity after a Vinicius back post cross. Rudiger—5.5: Rare …

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Player Ratings: Osasuna 2 – 4 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Osasuna 2 – 4 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—8: Another performance where the Ukranian comes up big with important saves. His performances in Courtois’ absence have been fantastic. Dani Carvajal—8: Aside from a wayward throw-in that led to a dangerous Osasuna opportunity, was back to his best. Scored a well taken goal to give Madrid the go-ahead …

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Mateu Lahoz: “Manzano’s decision was a systematic error, for me it is ignorance of the game”

Mateu Lahoz: “Manzano’s decision was a systematic error, for me it is ignorance of the game”

In the competitive arena of La Liga, where decisions on the pitch can heavily influence the outcome of a game, the spotlight on referees and their judgments has intensified. Every game is seemingly marred by bad officiating. After Gil Manzano’s decision to blow the final whistle just before Jude Bellingham should’ve scored Real Madrid’s game-winner …

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Player Ratings: Valencia 2 – 2 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Valencia 2 – 2 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—7: Some of the Ukranian’s distribution put teammates in a tough spot given Valencia’s high pressure. Had no real faults in either of Valencia two goals in the first half. Big save in the second half on Hugo Duro. Dani Carvajal—5.5: Awful back pass to Lunin that led to …

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Player Ratings: Rayo 1 – 1 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Rayo 1 – 1 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—6.5: Rarely tested with only two saves on the day. Good distribution aside from one early pass that put Camavinga in trouble. Lucas Vazquez—6: Produced a lovely cross to Joselu for a goal but the ball was rightly called out of bounds. Struggled at times with the overloads by …

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 0 Girona; 2024 La Liga

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 0 Girona; 2024 La Liga

Real Madrid run riot in the Bernabeu, smashing fellow title-contenders Girona in a statement match. By Matt_MM on February 10, 2024 8:24 pm Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—6: Did not face a single shot in the first half. Was utilized as an outlet to break Girona’s press and at time was a little …

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 1 Villarreal; 2023 La Liga

Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 1 Villarreal; 2023 La Liga

A fantastic game from Carlo Ancelotti’s men with superb individual performances from Modric, Bellingham, Brahim, Lucas, and Rodrygo. By Matt_MM on December 18, 2023 4:08 pm Full match player ratings below: Andriy Lunin—7: Got the nod over Kepa as the starting keeper. Had little to do all night and nearly made a foot-save on the …

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Player Ratings: Real Betis 1 – 1 Real Madrid; 2023 La Liga

Player Ratings: Real Betis 1 – 1 Real Madrid; 2023 La Liga

Madrid share the points with a tough away trip at the Benito Villamarin. By Matt_MM on December 9, 2023 11:52 pm Full match player ratings below: Lunin—9: Made huge stops against Isco, Ayoze Perez, and Willian Jose to save Madrid’s blushes on some error-prone defending. Growing in confidence with each passing game. Distribution was quick …

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