{"id":519049,"date":"2026-03-12T12:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/519049\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:14:12","slug":"player-ratings-real-madrid-3-0-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/519049\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 &#8211; 0 Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 &#8211; 0 Manchester City<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thibaut Courtois: 9<br \/>Made four saves and commanded his area well, especially on City\u2019s corners. Produced one miracle stop in the second half and even launched a brilliant assist to Fede Valverde.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Trent Alexander-Arnold: 6.5<br \/>Struggled with his distribution and looked shaky in 1v1 defending. Not his best performance at either end of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Antonio R\u00fcdiger: 8<br \/>Erling Haaland was nowhere to be found, largely thanks to R\u00fcdiger, who kept him quiet throughout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dean Huijsen: 8.5<br \/>One of his best performances of the season. He led the game in clearances, and his vertical passing and composure under pressure were key.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ferland Mendy: 9<br \/>Vintage Mendy. He completely locked down Semenyo and looked like the version Madrid fans have seen in big European nights before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni: 8<br \/>A midfield enforcer. Won huge challenges all game and offered excellent protection in front of the backline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thiago Pitarch: 7<br \/>Aside from one nearly disastrous mistake in the second half, he looked impressively composed in such a high-stakes match. He left the field to a thunderous ovation from the Bernab\u00e9u.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fede Valverde: 10<br \/>Unbelievable. Unstoppable. A hat-trick, and every goal was spectacular. He also finished with the most tackles on the pitch, pressed relentlessly, and gave Trent constant help against Doku. Possibly the best game of his Real Madrid career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Arda G\u00fcler: 7<br \/>Played some terrific passes under pressure, including a brilliant right-footed ball through City\u2019s defensive line that led to Vinicius\u2019s penalty. Defensively, though, he struggled at times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Brahim D\u00edaz: 7<br \/>Brought excellent energy throughout. Registered an assist and nearly scored after a great individual move in the second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Vinicius Jr: 5.5<br \/>A quiet night overall, and he missed his penalty. Still, he contributed by setting up Valverde\u2019s second goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fran Garc\u00eda: 6.5<br \/>Worked hard off the bench and read the game well. Not at Mendy\u2019s level, but he mostly kept Semenyo under control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Dani Carvajal: 6.5<br \/>Held his own against Doku and competed well during his time on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Eduardo Camavinga: 7.5<br \/>Made an immediate defensive impact. He strengthened the left flank after replacing G\u00fcler and came up with three crucial challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Franco Mastantuono: 6<br \/>Did not have much influence on the ball, but brought energy and fresh legs when Madrid needed them late on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Manuel \u00c1ngel: 6<br \/>Committed a foul just outside Madrid\u2019s box that nearly proved costly, but otherwise helped the team keep possession in his brief cameo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 &#8211; 0 Manchester City Thibaut Courtois: 9Made four saves and commanded his area&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[77234,99],"class_list":["post-519049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-real-madrid-cf-champions-league","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}