After the scare, the perfect football storm. Real Madrid is leader after a convincing victory with a rout that definitively puts away the ghosts of the Super Cup. With Mbappé and Rodrygo Inspired and in command of the offensive operations, the team had a very complete and brilliant performance. Great day for players who are presenting their candidacy to be ‘starters’: Fran Garcia continues to eat ground Mendy, Ceballos He left applauded after a high school football recital and Brahim It gives a priceless point of electricity and balance to the team. Special mention for Lucas Vazquez: Yes, the 0-1 is their fault, but the team’s win and offensive display are also their fault. In the purest ‘Marcelo style’: with his things at the back, but decisive in the rival area.
Courtois.
He conceded a goal a few seconds later and did not intervene again.
GRADE AT REST: 5
He stops a shot from Fuster in two times. Little more work.
FINAL GRADE: 5
Lucas Vazquez.
Bad at 0-1, but very protagonist in the comeback. Another goal conceded in the ‘must’ of Lucas, who lost sight of Fabio Silva’s mark and beat his back to score at will. A serious defensive error that should not cloud his decisive offensive contribution in the comeback. A good cross from Mbappé heads wide. He made up for his mistake at 0-1 with an assist to Brahim at 2-1. The doubts he generates at the back do not exist in attack, where he is an incisive player who does damage in his appearances in the rival area.
GRADE AT REST: 6
Good pass to Rodrygo, whose shot goes to a corner. He provokes the red card to Benito, who stuck his heels into his hip. He emerged triumphant from the initial error that cost Madrid 0-1. Very influential in the win. The applause at the Bernabéu was deserved when he was replaced.
FINAL GRADE: 8
Asencio.
Without concessions. Attentive and solid. Great defensive action to cut off an advance by Fabio Silva. A good release of the ball from him led to the play that ended in a 2-1 lead for Madrid.
GRADE AT REST: 8
Another high level performance. Attentive and seamless from start to finish. With less work in the second half, but everything well resolved.
FINAL GRADE: 8
Rüdiger.
Greatly increasing the pressure to keep Madrid in the rival field. Winning duels and not letting the Las Palmas forwards deploy.
GRADE AT REST: 7
He lived the second half calmly and was able to rest, being substituted 20 minutes from the end.
FINAL GRADE: 7
Fran Garcia.
He is not particularly intense to cover Sandro’s center that leads to the 0-1 for Las Palmas. It lets you think and execute assistance without opposition. He doesn’t find Bellingham after a good arrival. Like Lucas, with doubts at the back but with a lot of weight in attack, where he is having good appearances to surprise.
GRADE AT REST: 7
It is taking off and taking advantage of opportunities. He is beating Mendy on his own merits. Great assist to Rodrygo at 4-1.
FINAL GRADE: 8
Valverde.
Pushing a lot in the pressure and appearing everywhere to partner in the release of the ball. Good steal of the ball in the play that ends in Madrid’s 3-1 lead.
GRADE AT REST: 7
Very comfortable next to Ceballos. Playing with a lot of authority. The VAR annuls another flag goal, after a trademark whip that he put into the squad.
FINAL GRADE: 7
Ceballos.
Very high level in his football. Great mobility to always be visible and playing with precision in interior passes. Giving speed to the circulation of the ball and keeping the revolutions high. Great inside pass to Mbappé, who starts at speed in the play that ends in 2-1.
GRADE AT REST: 8
Superb performance. The Bernabéu chanted his name and no wonder. The best game I remember him playing at Real Madrid. And be careful, he is at a level to compete for the position with Camavinga and Tchouaméni. Incredible deep pass that he hits Bellingham first to leave him alone against Cillessen. Shortly after, another inside pass scores for Fran García.
FINAL GRADE: 10
Bellingham.
From less to more. With a lot of weight in the transitions with which Madrid has overwhelmed Las Palmas. Moving well between the lines. He suffered a foul in which he injured his left shoulder, which has been causing him so much trouble since last year. Good shot that comes out very centered and very easy for Cillessen.
GRADE AT REST: 7
-The goal, which he searched tirelessly, eluded him. He fails in a one-on-one against Cillessen: he dribbles past the goal, but his shot crashes into the side of the net. The VAR annulled a goal and in the goalmouth he missed a great pass with Mbappé’s outside by millimeters.
FINAL GRADE: 8
Brahim.
Serious, hard-working and dangerous with the ball. Acting as a midfielder lying on the right wing. He only failed and the goal was empty, practically as soon as he took a cross after Las Palmas’ 0-1. Low shot that almost surprised Cillessen. Good back pass that Bellingham finishes into the hands of Cillssen.
GRADE AT REST: 8
Very electric in his interventions. He continues to give the team a lot of balance in defense and threatens in attack. His match was very complete.
FINAL GRADE: 8
Rodrygo.
Decisive in the comeback. With a sharp fang. Very active starting from the left and very dangerous in each of his actions. Great play and back pass that Brahim ends up catching, who finishes wide into an empty goal. He causes the penalty that Mbappé converts into a 1-1 tie. He dribbles at Sandro, who steps on him and knocks him down. A tight shot that Cillessen takes miraculously.
GRADE AT REST: 10
Good arrival to finish off a cross from Lucas, which ends in a corner. He appeared on the penalty spot to score after a great assist from Fran García and make it 4-1. The icing on the cake to his great game.
FINAL GRADE: 10
Mbappé.
Stellar and unstoppable. Moving throughout the attack front and carrying a lot of danger, as a finisher and as a generator of opportunities. Cillessen denies him the goal with a spectacular handball on his first shot. He takes responsibility for the penalty he converted to make it 1-1, deceiving Cillessen. Spectacular individual action that ends with a center that Lucas heads wide. Great shot that Cillessen takes with a great hand. Good inside pass to Rodrygo that ends in a great opportunity for Madrid. Great goal to make it 3-1, putting an assist from Rodrygo into the top corner. The VAR left him without a hat trick before the break.
GRADE AT REST: 10
He continued to stalk the spaces to look for the tickles of the yellow defense. He faces and sees the arrival of Fran García, whom he enables in the play that ends in 4-1. The triplet, which he sought until the last moment, eluded him. He had his best game as a Real Madrid player.
FINAL GRADE: 10
Alaba.
He came on replacing Brahim in the 74th minute. Almost 400 days later, Alaba brought the Bernabéu back to its feet with his return to the playing fields. Magnificent news to put the cherry on top of the party.
FINAL GRADE: 5
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He came on replacing Brahim in the 74th minute. He had sparks, but the game was already too clear to judge.
FINAL GRADE: 5
Call.
He came on in the 82nd minute, replacing Ceballos.
UNQUALIFIED.
Endrick.
He came on in the 82nd minute, replacing Rodrygo.
UNQUALIFIED.
Loren Aguado.
He came on in the 87th minute, replacing Lucas Vázquez.
UNQUALIFIED.
Ancelotti.
The team reacted in a big way to the goal conceded in the first minute. Real Madrid was overwhelming in a brilliant first half and of a high level in all facets.
GRADE AT REST: 9
Madrid continued to play with great authority and the result was short of the cataract of chances that the team enjoyed. It took a while to make the changes with the score 4-1 and the opponent outnumbered.
FINAL GRADE: 9
