Real Madrid 4-1 Espanyol Player Ratings as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr. help Los Blancos secure three points

The reigning champions, Real Madrid secured yet another victory at the Santiago Bernabeu as their streak of not playing convincingly continued. They defeated Espanyol 4-1 after a second-half turnaround from the Los Blancos. This victory marks their back-to-back wins in La Liga as Carlo Ancelotti’s side dominated the first half but were not clinical enough to change the scoreline.

Espanyol took the lead through an own goal from Thibaut Courtois nine minutes after the restart. Four minutes later Carvajal netted the equaliser after Jude Bellingham’s cross slipped through the hands of Joan Garcia. Vinicius Jr.’s introduction acted as a catalyst for the Los Blancos as he set up Rodrygo in the 75th minute before bagging on for himself only three minutes later. French World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappe sealed the victory from the penalty spot in the 90th minute as the defending champions move one point behind leaders Barcelona, who have a game in hand.

Let’s have a look at Real Madrid vs Espanyol Player Ratings.

Real Madrid Player Ratings vs Espanyol

Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois: 6.1/10- Did not have a great game as he had to save only one shot and had an own goal alongside his name.

Defenders

Fran Garcia: 6.8/10- The Spanish left-back had a decent game as constantly provided support to both Rodrygo and the defence. He had taken three shots on target out of which one was on target.

Aurelien Tchouameni: 7.5/10- He had a decent game as a centre-back maintaining 90 percent of passing accuracy. He was involved in five defensive actions and six recoveries in the whole game.

Eder Militao: 7.5/10- He capped a strong defensive display at the heart of the defence. Despite being a centre-back, he had three shots on the goal with one being blocked by a defender. He also maintained a 95 percent passing accuracy throughout the game.

Dani Carvajal: 7.5/10- Scored the opening goal for the Los Blancos to level the scoring in the 58th minute. He was then substituted as Lucas Vazquez came on the pitch.

Midfielders

Luka Modric: 7.910/10- The midfield maestro had a great game for his team creating six chances for his team. Apart from that he had two shots and both of them were blocked. He maintained 97 percent passing accuracy, the most by any player in the game.

Federico Valverde: 7.8/10: The midfielder had a great game as he continued running from one box to another. His long-range effort was well on target. Went into the referee’s book for pulling back Espanyol captain Puado.

Jude Bellingham: 8.4/10- The English midfielder also capped a great team performance as he had four shots. He created three chances for his team and was very impactful at the centre of the pitch.

Attackers

Rodrygo: 8.5/10- Scored the second goal for his team. He was pretty much silent in the first half but after the break he turned the tide and created a lot of impact.

Arda Guler: 7.5/10- The Turkish winger also had a great game creating four chances for his team.

Kylian Mbappe: 9.1/10- He was the player of the match with a goal and an assist. He was shown a yellow card for dissent.

Substitutes

Vinicius Junior: 7.7/10- He came on in the 55th minute and scored a goal as well as providing an assist for his team. He was shown a yellow card for dissent.

Lucas Vazquez: 7.3/10- Came on in the 60th minute to replace Carvajal and had a decent enough game at the right back position.

Endrick: N/A.

Antonie Rudiger: N/A.

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Espanyol Player Ratings vs Real Madrid

Goalkeeper

Joan Garcia: 6.1/10- Made ten saves in the game but also conceded four. He received a yellow card for wasting time as he was in no hurry to take the goalkick.

Defenders

Carlos Romero: 5.6/10- Had a poor game as he was able to win only 40 percent of the ground duels. He was involved in nine defensive actions and five recoveries.

Leandro Cabrera: 6.1/10- The Uruguayan centre-back was very nervy in defence but somehow cleared the threats. He had seven clearances and two recoveries throughout the game.

Marash Kumbulla: 5.3/10- Had a very poor game at the heart of the defence. He lost the majority of the duels and was not able to contain Real Madrid’s attackers in the second half.

Omar El Hilali: 6.3/10- Had an average game in the five-man defence. He was involved in ten defensive actions and three recoveries. He maintained a 71 percent accuracy in winning ground duels.

Alvaro Tejero: 6.2/10- The Spanish right-back had a somewhat fair game as he moved up and down to contribute to both sides of the pitch. It became very difficult for him when Vinicius Junior came on the pitch in the 55th minute.

Midfielders

Jofre Carreras: 6.6/10- Had a decent game for his team as he was impactful in the attack. He took three shots on goal during his time on the pitch out of which one was on target.

Pol Lozano: 6.1/10- He had an average game at the heart of the midfield. He tried dominating the game in certain situations but Luka Modric and Valverde were smart enough to stop him. Received a yellow card for his tackle on Jude Bellingham in the 10th minute.

Alex Kral: 6.8/10- He had the best game among the midfielders of his side. He took two shots in the game both of which were blocked.

Attackers

Javi Puado: 6.9/10- The captain of the side played 81 minutes in the game and was significantly important. He had two shots from long distances to catch Courtois out of focus but failed.

Walid Cheddira: 6.0/10- He was there on the pitch for the first 45 minutes but was not able to create much of an impact.

Substitutes

Alejo Veliz: 6.0/10- He was substituted in place of Walid Cheddira just after halftime and did not make much of an impact.

 Jose Gragera: 6.4/10- The Midfielder was brought in the 67th minute and he contributed somewhat is the team’s attack.

Alvaro Aguado: N/A.

Irvin Cardona: N/A.

Pere Milla: N/A.

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