Player Rankings: Madrid 1-three Juve

As Juventus came within seconds of emulating Roma’s Champions League ‘remontada’, in a roundabout contrivance going out to a Actual Madrid penalty, Football Italia rates the efforts of these in Bianconero…

Words: Ciro Di Brita

Gianluigi Buffon – 5

Made his best build of the match on Isco’s low power, which modified into heading for the backside corner, forward of being sent off for bustling into the referee when remonstrating in regards to the penalty resolution.

Mattia Di Sciglio – 5

Change into taken off after correct 17 minutes with a knock.

Medhi Benatia – 6

Defended effectively till the last jiffy, when he lost his head and started slicing down avid gamers in midfield. Gave away the final-gasp penalty, which threw away the game.

Giorgio Chiellini – 7

Made a ramification of a must-hang interceptions and blocks. Had a stable sport all-round stable.

Alex Sandro – 5

A wretched sport from the Brazilian, who didn’t offer grand going forward, while his crossing modified into immoral.

Miralem Pjanic – 6

Booked for pulling relieve Isco correct beneath the referee’s nostril early within the game and suffered from being on the yellow for the relaxation of the match.

Sami Khedira – 7

Picked out Mandzukic with a wonderfully-lofted substandard for the outlet goal and started brightly forward of fading as a consequence of tiredness.

Douglas Costa – 7

Some correct work down correct resulted in Juve’ first goal and showed glimpses of ability however potentially didn’t gain entangled as grand as he may perchance need.

Blaise Matuidi – eight

Had one other stable sport within the midfield and made some correct tackles, forward of stepping up to pounce on Keylor Navas’ broad mistake and method it 0-three on the evening.

Gonzalo Higuain – 6

Couldn’t method potentially the most of his early chance in front of goal and then went on to vanish from the game thoroughly.

Mario Mandzukic – eight.5

Headed his aspect into the lead within the first minute and nearly grabbed a 2nd from a corner however correct couldn’t turn the ball over the line. The Croat sooner or later did earn his brace, when he headed house Lichtsteiner’s substandard.

Substitutes:

Stephan Lichtsteiner– 6

Replaced Di Sciglio early within the first half of and obtained effectively conscious of the turf on the Bernabeu by rolling around on it a couple of instances. Booked for horrid on Ronaldo however managed to search out Mandzukic on the relieve post for Juve’s 2nd goal.

Wojciech Szczesny– N/A

Came on for Higuaín correct on the demise to pick out out goal for Cristiano Ronaldo’s tie-a success penalty however couldn’t gain attain it.

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