La Liga: Real Madrid vs Barcelona Player Ratings as Barcelona humiliate Madrid with a 4-0 thumping away from home in the Clasico

La Liga: Real Madrid vs Barcelona Player Ratings as Barcelona humiliate Madrid with a 4-0 thumping away from home in the Clasico

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Madrid hosted Barcelona in Round 29 of the La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Barcelona looked the better side right from the start of the match. Carlo Ancelotti tweaked Madrid’s formation to cope with Karim Benzema’s absence, but it backfired as the players were not clear of their roles and looked confused in the middle. Barcelona on the other hand were clinical in their efforts. Aubameyang scored a brace, Torres and Araujo scored a goal both to give the Catalans a commanding victory over their arch rivals.

Let’s take a look at the player ratings for the El Clasico: –

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Real Madrid vs Barcelona Player Ratings

Real Madrid

Thibaut Courtois (5.8/10): Although he saved 6 shots, Courtois let in 4 goals. He tried his best but could not save the thrashing.

Daniel Carvajal (6/10): Carvajal had a very poor game as he could not stop Torres from making runs on the right flank. He was subbed off at halftime.

Eder Militao (5.7/10): Militao was a disaster at the back. He did not have any answers to Barca’s strong attack.

David Alaba (5.5/10): Alaba was not at his usual best as there was no coordination between the defenders and they let 4 goals.

Nacho Fernandez (5.5/10): Dembele made Nacho’s life difficult with his pace and skill. The left-back was replaced in the second half.

Casemiro (7.5/10): Casemiro had a good game despite Madrid’s poor outing. His challenges and tackles were accurate and he pressed well to win the ball back.

Toni Kroos (6.3/10): Kroos did not have the usual flair in the midfield and he was taken off after the first half.

Luka Modric (5.9/10): Modric played further up the pitch to fulfil Benzema’s void. But the Croatian was not effective in the new position.

Federico Valverde (7.8/10): Valverde’s attacking instinct was immaculate, but he could not convert it into anything special.

Rodrygo (6.6/10): Rodrygo had a mediocre game upfront. He was not clinical in his attempts on goal.

Vinicius Junior (6.9/10): Vinicius made good runs on the wing and asked questions at times, but Barca’s defence was ready to his challenge.

Substitutes:

Eduardo Camavinga (6.4/10): Camavinga replaced Kroos in the half time, but could not be of any further use to Madrid’s chances.

Mariano Diaz (6.1/10): Diaz was ineffective coming on in the second half and could not provide anything substantial.

Lucas Vazquez (NA)

Marco Asensio (NA)

Barcelona

Marc-Andre ter Stegen (7.4/10): Ter Stegen saved 4 crucial shots on target and kept a well-deserved clean sheet.

Ronald Araujo (8.2/10): Araujo was brilliant at the right-back position. He scored a goal from a thumping header in the first half.

Gerard Pique (7.8/10): The veteran center-back was precise in his positioning and made important blocks and interceptions.

Eric Garcia (7.9/10): Garcia’s accurate passing was the start of many attacks was Barca. He was defensively neat and had a great partnership with Pique.

Jordi Alba (7.7/10): Alba made many runs into the final third and provided a few key crosses. He completed the most passes in the match.

Frenkie de Jong (8/10): The Dutch midfielder distributed the ball well and imposed himself in the midfield very well.

Sergio Busquets (7.8/10): Busquets won the most duels in the match and had the most successful tackles in the match as well.

Pedri (7.7/10): Pedri orchestrated the midfield exceptionally and his creative instincts were clearly on display during the 90 minutes.

Ousmane Dembele (8.9/10): Dembele’s resurgence in form has been wonderful news for Barca. He continued his tremendous form by providing 2 more assists.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (9.5/10): Aubameyang had a nearly perfect match as Barca’s forward. He scored 2 fantastic goals and provided an assist to Torres’ goal as well.

Ferran Torres (8.7/10): Torres was lethal on the break and scored a brilliant goal early in the second half. He also provided an assist to Aubameyang.

Substitues:

Memphis Depay (6/10): Depay didn’t have much to do coming on in the second half;

Gavi (6.6/10): Gavi replaced de Jong and enjoyed playing alongside Pedri. He was good on the ball and made a few good passes.

Adama Traore (NA)

Dani Alves (NA)

Nico Gonzalez (NA)

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