Player ratings as Benzema and Kroos secure a comfortable win at Los Blancos

Real Madrid achieved a third consecutive victory in La Liga thanks to wonderful goals from Karim Benzema and Toni Kroos in the first half that ensured a comfortable victory at the Bernabéu.

Los Blancos controlled the early stages and took the lead after just 12 minutes, when Benzema came in from the left and delivered an impeccable low effort into the far corner.

The French forward was clearly in the mood and could have hit a hat-trick before the impressive Kroos finally doubled the lead before the break with a superb shot of his own.

The match looked fine and truly dead at the hour mark when Vinicius Jr and Ferland Mendy combined, but VAR intervened to deny the left-back his second goal of the season, judging that he had interfered from an offside position. earlier in the play. .

In the end, they would have to settle for just the two goals, but that will be enough for Zinedine Zidane, as his team is second in La Liga.

Let’s get into some player rankings!

Thibaut Courtois (GK) – 6/10 – A save of the note to deny Maxi Gómez from a distance. WhoScored says he touched the ball 18 times in total, only Manu Vallejo saw fewer than 22 starters.

Daniel Carvajal (RB) – 5/10 – Solid start until injury forced him to retire before half an hour. Replaced by Lucas Vasquez.

Raphael Varane – (CB) – 6/10 – He really could have played blindfolded. It kept Maxi Gomez limited to practically nothing.

Nacho Fernández (CB) – 6/10 – Immaculate in possession and well handled with anything presented to him in the opposite direction. It will have busier afternoons.

Ferland Mendy (LB) – 7/10 – Solid throughout and worked tirelessly up and down the left flank. You might feel like you should have had a goal to your name, but the offside fraction hits again.

Luka Modric (CM) – 7/10 – He sat between the lines and efficiently recycled the ball, while frequently keeping Valencia guessing with his long distance passes. He did his part on defense as he recovered the ball more often than any Real player and earned the break during the final ten minutes.

Casemiro (CM) – 7/10 – Vintage performance. He kept things simple with the ball and used his positional sense to the fullest when he shut down some promising-looking Valencia counterattacks.

Toni Kroos (CM) – 8/10 – Played with astonishing precision and accuracy that raises genuine questions as to whether he is human. A simple direct pass to Benzema gave him the assist for the first game, but there was nothing simple in his finish for the second from Real, just in the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Marco Asensio (RW) – 7/10 – He showed a real desire to take the ball and move it forward, which contributed to a comfortable victory for his team, even if his final product wasn’t always sharp. Replaced by Sergio Arribas for the 20 finalists.

Karim Benzema (CF) – 8/10 – In his prime for the first goal when he shoved the ball in and rounded one into the far lower corner. He could have had a hat-trick at halftime, but by a combination of bad luck and great last-minute defense.

Vinicius Jr (LW) – 6/10 – A little wasteful and indecisive in possession at times, but lively enough to keep Daniel Wass busy.

Lucas Vasquez – 7/10 – He offered more on offense than Carvajal and posted an orderly assist for Kroos’s strike with a clean cut at the edge of the area.

Sergio Arribas – 6/10 – He looked brilliant again and could have had an assist with a smart pass to Benzema.

Isco – 5/10

Mariano Diaz – 5/10