Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3-1 Schalke (Agg 9-2)

  • Iker Casillas
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    Iker Casillas

    Came off his line quickly to deny Huntelaar one-on-one and made a great save with his legs to keep Draxler from scoring.
  • Raphaël Varane
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    Raphaël Varane

    Oozed class throughout the match and displayed tremendous recovery pace at times to get back whenever Madrid were on the backfoot.
  • Sergio Ramos
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    Sergio Ramos

    Went through the match with ease and only really stepped into gear whenever there was true danger at the back.
  • Fabio Coentrao
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    Fabio Coentrao

    Showed plenty of attacking ambition down the left-hand side but his his pace compared to Marcelo's is not as big a threat.
  • Nacho Fernández
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    Nacho Fernández

    Made a few passes that went astray in the middle of the park but defensively did pretty well against Draxler.
  • Xabi Alonso
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    Xabi Alonso

    Barely broke a sweat as he went about his business in the first half trying to dictate play for Real Madrid. Kept the rookie players in check and was always communicating instructions.
  • Isco
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    Isco

    Prospered in the space awarded to him and it was basically passing practice as he threaded through balls at will.
  • Asier Illarramendi
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    Asier Illarramendi

    Is improving with every minute he plays next to Xabi Alonso and he was allowed by his team-mate to dictate the play a little bit more from deep.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo
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    Cristiano Ronaldo Top of the Match

    Proved to be the match winner for Real Madrid once again and this was just through sheer ruthlessness.
  • Jesé Rodríguez
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    Jesé Rodríguez

    Withdrawn after just two minutes with what looked like a nasty knee injury after a collision with Kolasinac.
  • Morata
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    Morata

    Failed to link up with Ronaldo and the other attackers and looked over eager to grab a goal himself, though he eventually got his wish with his side's third.

Substitutions

  • Daniel Carvajal
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    Daniel Carvajal

    Slotted in nicely at right-back and only allowed Draxler to get beyond him once.
  • Casemiro
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    Casemiro

    Was combative in the tackle after coming on and tightened things up in the middle.
  • Gareth Bale
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    Gareth Bale

    Came on early doors for Jese and was instrumental in all three goals.
  • Ralf Fährmann
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    Ralf Fährmann

    The scoreline would have been much more lop-sided if not for the Schalke keeper.
  • Tim Hoogland
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    Tim Hoogland

    Had his hands full against Ronaldo but equalised for Schalke on 31 minutes.
  • Benedikt Höwedes
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    Benedikt Höwedes

    Intelligently got his body in between the attackers and his goal on several occasions.
  • Sead Kolasinac
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    Sead Kolasinac Flop of the Match

    Made his tactics known early on as he went through the back of Jese, resulting in the forward coming off injured.
  • Kaan Ayhan
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    Kaan Ayhan

    Battled hard in the first half and attempted to get in the face of Xabi Alonso and Illarramendi but ended up just running himself into the ground.
  • Joel Matip
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    Joel Matip

    Was left for dead by Ronaldo and then gave the ball away cheaply as Madrid scored two within a minute in the second period.
  • Max Meyer
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    Max Meyer

    Popped up everywhere along that Schalke frontline and was the player most likely to make something happen in central areas for the visitors.
  • Julian Draxler
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    Julian Draxler

    Had a couple of moments when he had plenty of space to drive into the box, but didn't take advantage.
  • Roman Neustädter
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    Roman Neustädter

    Looked decent on the ball and spread the ball nicely from side to side whenever Madrid retreated into their own half.
  • Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi
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    Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi

    Displayed his pace and dribbling skill at times in the first half but struggled when faced with Ramos.
  • Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
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    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

    Was absolutely desperate to get on the scoresheet against his former club and tried his luck with various long range attempts.

Substitutions

  • Kyriakos Papadopoulos
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    Kyriakos Papadopoulos

    Was booked for a cynical pull of Bale's shirt.
  • Adam Szalai
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    Adam Szalai

    Barely had a touch of the ball after coming on and only succeeded in hacking the back of Sergio Ramos' leg for a Madrid free kick.

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