Player Ratings: Villarreal 0\u20132 Real Madrid<\/p>\n
Thibaut Courtois \u2014 8
Had very little to do. Faced just one shot and dealt with it comfortably. Also came off his line decisively to snuff out a Villarreal break, with solid distribution throughout.<\/p>\n
Fede Valverde \u2014 7
Quiet by his standards but dependable. Didn\u2019t push forward much, with Franco Mastantuono providing most of the attacking width on his side.<\/p>\n
Ra\u00fal Asencio \u2014 7.5
Excellent on the ball and assured defensively. His distribution helped Madrid progress cleanly from the back.<\/p>\n
Dean Huijsen \u2014 8
Dominant defensively. Consistently strong in his challenges and interceptions, rarely letting Villarreal settle.<\/p>\n
\u00c1lvaro Carreras \u2014 8.5
Real Madrid\u2019s best defender on the night. Outstanding anticipation and positioning, completely nullifying Buchanan.<\/p>\n
Eduardo Camavinga \u2014 7
Had two errors in possession that Villarreal failed to punish. Grew into the match and improved his passing after halftime.<\/p>\n
Arda G\u00fcler \u2014 7.5
Kept Madrid\u2019s build-up fluid and vertical. Delivered several dangerous balls into the box and maintained tempo in midfield.<\/p>\n
Jude Bellingham \u2014 8
Relentless ball-winning and intelligent linking play. A major presence in connecting midfield to attack.<\/p>\n
Vin\u00edcius Jr. \u2014 8.5
Limited space early on, but never stopped probing. His direct run led to the opening goal, and his decisive pass sparked the move that earned Madrid a late penalty.<\/p>\n
Franco Mastantuono \u2014 8.5
An engine without an off switch. His pressing, hustle, and defensive interventions were crucial in sustaining Madrid\u2019s momentum high up the pitch.<\/p>\n
Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 \u2014 8
Not his cleanest performance on the ball, but clinical where it mattered. Reacted fastest for the opener and showed supreme composure with a panenka to seal the game.<\/p>\n
Gonzalo Garc\u00eda \u2014 6.5
Replaced Mastantuono and brought relentless defensive effort. Didn\u2019t see much of the ball in attacking areas but worked tirelessly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Villarreal 0\u20132 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois \u2014 8Had very little to do. Faced just one shot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[49,48,49440,56711,82],"class_list":["post-431519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-real-madrid-cf-la-liga","tag-real-madrid-cf-players","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}