Benfica 4-0 Atletico Madrid Player Ratings as Bruno Lage’s men run riot to secure second Champions League victory

Benfica thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 at their home to start their UEFA Champions League campaign with two consecutive wins. Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu were on target as Atletico were not given a chance to make a comeback into the game.

Atletico’s defence made an error in 13th minute to which Akturkoglu netted the first goal and later Di Maria converted a penalty. Bah extended Benfica’s lead with a header from a corner in the 75th minute and Kokcu completed the rout from another penalty after Reinildo fouled Zewki Amdouni.

Let’s have a look at Benfica vs Atletico Madrid Player Ratings.

Benfica Player Ratings vs Atletico Madrid

Goalkeeper

Anatoily Trubin: 7.0/10- He did not have much to do in the whole game making zero saves throughout the game. He was decent with his passes but not very good with his long-range distribution.

Defenders

Alexander Bah: 8.7/10- Had a great game as a right-back. He contributed well in attack as well as defence. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Tomas Araujo: 7.2/10- The Portuguese centre back was good in the defence with a passing accuracy of 95 percent. He was involved in five defensive actions for his team and made a single recovery.

Nicolas Otamendi: 7.3/10- The Argentine centre-back had a great game at the heart of defence with 99 percent of passing accuracy. He was involved in five defensive actions and made three recoveries for his team.

Alvaro Fernandez: 8.4/10- The left back had a great game running up and down the pitch. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made eight recoveries for his team.

Midfielders

Fredrik Aursnes: 7.9/10- He had a decent game at the heart of the midfield and created a chance for his team. He received a booking after a late challenge on Lino.

Florentino Luis: 7.5/10- He bossed the midfield against Atletico maintaining 94 percent of passing accuracy and contributing well in defence. He was involved in ten defensive actions.

Ortun Kokcu: 8.5/10- He had two shots on goal out of which one was converted, He also created two opportunities for his team apart from recovering five balls.

Attackers

Angel Di Maria: 8.6/10- The former Paris Saint Germain winger had four shots on goal out of which one was converted and another was blocked. He always posed a threat for the Atletico defense.

Vangelis Pavildis: 7.7/10- He also had a decent game with four shots on goal and creating an opportunity for the team.

Kerem Akturkoglu: 8.1/10- The Turkish winger also was creating impact from the left side of the pitch as he scored a goal after taking two shots. He also helped the team in defence recovering seven balls.

Substitutes

Zeki Amdouni: 6.9/10- He came on for Pavlidis at the 60th minute and had a good 30-odd minutes. He had three shots on goal out of which one was blocked by a defender.

Benjamin Rolheiser: 6.8/10- He replaced Angel Di Maria on the pitch and had a decent game as he was positioned well in the last 19 minutes of the game.

Jan-Niklas Beste: He was brought on to replace Kerem Akturkoglu at the 71st minute and assisted a goal. He was creating impact in the last ten minutes of the game.

Antonio Silva: N/A.

Leandro Barrerio: N/A.

Manager

Bruno Lage: 8/10- He was tactically spot on and managed the game beautifully as Atletico had no answers, He was also very much effective with his substitutions to hand Atletico a four-goal defeat.

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Atletico Madrid Player Ratings vs Benfica

Goalkeeper

Jan Oblak: Had a decent game despite conceding four goals as two were penalties. He in total made six saves in the ninety minutes to make sure Atletico do not return with a heavy defeat

Defenders

Jose Gimenez: 6.4/10- Did not have a great game despite maintaining 95 percent of passing accuracy. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made recoveries for his team. His challenge on Pavlidis earned Benfica the penalty

Axel Witsel: 5.9/10- Had a poor defensive display for his team. He maintained 97 percent passing accuracy for his team but lost most of his duels in the game.

Reinildo: 5.6/10- The Centre back had a pathetic game as he lost most of his duels and was a major reason why Atletico got thrashed by Benfica.

Midfielders

Marcos Llorente: 6.0/10- He was taken off around the 33rd minute after he was struggling with an injury. During his time on the field he made two recoveries for his team.

Rodrigo De Paul: 6.6/10- He had a decent game in the heart of the midfield. He was also involved in four defensive actions and made four recoveries for his team.

Koke: 6.6/10- He had a fair game maintaining a 88 percent passing accuracy. He did not contribute much in attack as he has created only one opportunity. In defence he was involved in just a single defensive action and made four recoveries for his team.

Samuel Lino: 6.7/10- He had a decent game contributing to both the defence and attack. He had two shots on goal both of which were off target.

Attackers

Antoine Griezmann: 6.2/10- He had an average game maintaining 82 percent of passing accuracy and was not much effective in attack. He played only the first half after being replaced by Alexxander Sorloth.

Angel Correa: 6.0/10- The striker had an average game in the upfront taking only on shot from out side of the box which was blocked.

Julian Alvarez: 6.3/10- Former Manchester City forward who came to the spanish capital with a lot of expectations is yet to fulfil any after another disappointing performance. He only created a single opportunity for his team.

Substitutes

Nahuel Molina: 6.4/10- He replaced Llorente around the 33rd minute of the match and had a decent game as he ran up and down the pitch and was involved in seven defensive actions.

Alexander Sorloth: 5.6/10- He was brought on to replace Antonie Griezmann and did not do much in attack as he had only one shot on goal.

Javier Serrano:6.0/10- Rodrigo De Paul came off to make way for him and maintained 93 percent passing accuracy in the game.

Conor Gallagher: 5.6/10- He replaced Koke on the field and did not ahve much of an impact in the midfield as Benfica controlled the whole game.

Guiliano Simeone: 5.8/10- He came on to replace Julian Alvarez but did not have much of an impact.

Manager

Diego Simeone: 5/10- He did not have a great game as he was completely outplayed by his counterpart. It might be time for him to rethink his approach as excessive defensive outlook in every game has made him loose points.

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