Player Ratings: Girona 0 – 3 Real Madrid; 2024 La Liga

Full match player ratings below:

Thibaut Courtois—7.5: Four saves, three of which were from shots inside the box, the big Belgian will be happy with his clean sheet.

Lucas Vazquez—6.5: Struggled to play out of pressure during the opening 10 minutes but gradually found his feet and put in a solid shift.

Tchouameni—7: Best performances for Real Madrid have come as a center back and tonight was no different. His ability to play the “exit ball” out of the back makes the difference.

Rudiger—7: Mr.Reliable once again put in a dominant shift at the back, never resting on his laurels.

Ferland Mendy—6: Asprilla was one of Girona’s most active and dangerous players but Mendy defended well for most of the evening before coming off with an injury.

Luka Modric—8.5: The Croatian put in his best performance of the season. Took full control of the match in the second half. Finished the game with 1 assist, 2 big chances created, 4 key passes, 8/10 long balls, and over 120 touches. It was Modric who always took the risk to play the vertical ball and attempt to break lines.

Fede Valverde—6: Kept the ball moving in the middle of midfield, never over complicating the game.

Arda Guler—7.5: Fantastic goal which will do the teenager’s confidence a world of good. Arguably more important was the work he put in off the ball which Ancelotti noted after the game.

Brahim—6: Improved in the second half like the rest of the team. Had one attempt in the first half which was destined for the top corner until Gazzaniga got a hand to it.

Jude Bellingham—9: Real Madrid’s best player. Came up big with a fifth consecutive goal in La Liga and the go-ahead goal in the game. Then produced an inch perfect assist to Arda, feeding the Turk on his run beyond the Girona backline.

Kylian Mbappe—7: Scored a classic Mbappe goal galloping down the right and finishing at the goalkeeper’s near post. Confidence appeared to improve after the goal, with several deft flicks and touches.

Substitutions:

Fran Garcia—6: Substitute for Ferland Mendy with the game already won.

Dani Ceballos—6: Replaced the injured Bellingham. Sprayed the ball around and finished the game with 33 passes.

Endrick—6: Collided with the Girona goalkeeper resulting in a head injury. Ran around with energy and intent during his 10 minutes on the field.

Raul Asencio—6: Composed on the ball, drawing fouls via his ability to carry the ball out of the back.