Real Madrid Player Ratings v Alaves: Trent Alexander-Arnold puts in strong showing
Real Madrid Player Ratings v Alaves: Trent Alexander-Arnold puts in strong showing Ratings for every Real Madrid player to feature against Alaves, as Los Blancos secured victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. Andriy Lunin – 6 Lunin did make an excellent save from Toni Martinez, but it was an unusually shaky performance from the Ukrainian. On two occasions, he parried relatively routine efforts back into the danger zone, and did not look comfortable.
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 8 An encouraging performance from Alexander-Arnold, who in the opening hour was one of Real Madrid’s best players. Sharp passes, he was a presence on the right, and was unlucky not be rewarded for one of a pair of fine crosses he put in. Withdrawn after 64 minutes.
Eder Militao – 6. 5 A tragic casualty of the game, Militao limped off after 45 minutes. The promising thing is that he it looked precautionary.
During the first half, he was made to work more than he might have liked, but his absence was noticed thereafter. Dean Huijsen – 5 Not particularly noticeable on the ball, which is the thing we always judge him by against a deeper defence. Going the other way, Huijsen did not help the brittle feel to this Real Madrid backline, which struggled to live with Martinez and Lucas Boye.
Alvaro Carreras – 4. 5 A return to action for Alvaro Carreras, his first start since struggling against Michael Olise. Alaves wing-back Angel Perez caused him plenty of problems though, and in the opening half, nearly profited from his work against Carreras.