Real Madrid Player Ratings from a humbling 2-1 loss to Sheriff

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MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 28: Eduardo Camavinga of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v FC Sheriff Tiraspol at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on September 28, 2021 in Madrid Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images) /

CM/DM Casemiro

Another bad performance from Real Madrid’s very own, Carlos Casemiro. Picked up a careless booking to make things worse for Real, and on top of that, he had trouble defending Sheriff’s counters. But, since Real had the majority share of possession, that meant Casemiro would get more touches, which he did. But, as usual, there was nothing that he provided offensively for the team.

Rating: 4/10

CM Eduardo Camavinga

Camavinga had a pretty bad first half. It’s not like he was trying things, he definitely was. But at Real Madrid, you don’t always get points for trying something that may or may not work. You need to excel at it as well. Camavinga tried to make things work, but the execution wasn’t there. He also struggled a bit when he had the ball. He was better in the second half. The Frenchman was asked to switch to the left-back position for a good chunk of the game, and, yeah, we’ll talk about that in due time.

Rating: 5/10

CM/RM Fede Valverde

Fede had a decent performance. Was heavily involved during the last chunk of the game, and had quite a few crosses into the box. He did well defensively, and when he was bizarrely asked to play him as right back, he didn’t disappoint. He was decent, nothing fantastic, nothing bad.

Rating: 6/10

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