Player ratings from Real Madrid’s 2-1 loss against Girona

It was a disappointing result for Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 away to Girona. Obviously, there weren’t many standout performances, here is how we rated Los Blancos performance.

The Defense

Kiko Casilla: 6/10 – He seemed quite flat-footed when Girona crossed the ball, especially the two times they hit the post. Casilla could do very little to stop either goal, even the first goal despite it being a near-post finish.

Achraf: 6/10 – The youngster had very little impact on offense and had a stable game defensive. I think a lot of Madridistas appreciate what Achraf brings to the table, but will be hoping Dani Carvajal returns soon.

Sergio Ramos: 5/10 – One of Ramos’ worst performances in a long time. He needed to be constantly bailed out by his teammates and gave the ball away needlessly. Himself and Nacho failed to deal with the ball which led to the Girona equalizer.

Raphael Varane: 8/10 – It speaks of the Frenchman’s quality that Madrid kept a clean sheet in the first half. He held the back line together with his pace. Easily Madrid’s most important player in the first half. He had more interception in the first half than any Madrid player had in the rest of the game. Man of the match for me.

Marcelo: 5/10 – It was an infuriating performance from the Brazilian. He offered nothing up front and left a large gap on the left of the defense, something Real paid for when the second goal was conceded.

The Midfield

Casemiro: 5/10 – Casemiro did his job for the most part and broke up Girona attacks on a number occasions in the first half. He perhaps could have done more to stop the attacker leading up to Girona’s first goal. His performance suffered from being moved center back midway through the second half.

Toni Kroos: 6/10 – Madrid completely lacked control in midfield and that falls at the feet of our midfield duo. Kroos seemed off the whole match and could not dictate the game like he normally does. A disappointing showing from Toni.

Luka Modric: 6/10 – Like Kroos, Modric was poor overall. His passes lacked their usual precision and he became more of a passenger as the game went on.

The Forwards

Isco: 7.5/10 – He scored the lone goal for Real Madrid and was at the center of the little that Madrid did well in this game.

Ronaldo: 6/10 – Another poor game for Madrid’s number 7, had very few chances and did very little with the chances he did have. Ronaldo now has just 1 goal in 10 league games and just 6 in 13 games this season.

Karim Benzema: 6.5/10 – Karim was probably Madrid’s best attacker in the first half. As has been the story of his season, he was poor in front of goal. The game passed him by in the second half when Madrid started to fire crosses into the box.

The Substitutes

Nacho: 6/10 – Pretty average game from the Spaniard. He was involved in the mess of a first goal that Madrid conceded and had a mixed bag defensively after coming on. Probably proved he is a better back up for full back rather than center back.

Marco Asensio: 5/10 – He played at wing back. Need I say more?

Lucas Vazquez: 5/10 – His only real contribution to the game was an offside goal and he probably lacked the effect Zidane hoped he would have on the game.

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