Player Ratings: Lille 1 - 0 Real Madrid; 2024 UEFA Champions ...
Full match player ratings:
Andriy Lunin—7: Big double save early in the game to deny Lille an early advantage.
Dani Carvajal—4: Allowed Fede Valverde to drop deeper in the right back position when Madrid were in possession, meaning Carvajal operated as a right winger in the attack. Crosses rarely found their target (1/6) and had trouble defending Mitchel Bakker.
Antonio Rudiger—5: Surprisingly lost a large amount of duels against Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova. Tried to progress play by carrying the ball but had little to no options or movement ahead of him.
Eder Militao—6: Came off around the hour mark with an apparent left thigh injury.
Ferland Mendy—3: Played 45 minutes and was taken off at halftime in favor of Fran Garcia. Offered nothing in the attack and lost possesion 5 times.
Tchouameni—4: A center midfield duo of Camavinga-Tchouameni has rarely looked good for France or for Real Madrid. The #14 has struggled with the additional ball-playing responsibility this season.
Eduardo Camavinga—4: Thrown into the gauntlet for his first start of the season. Looked justifiably out of match rhythm and without a clear role. Penalized for a handball inside the box for the lone goal conceded.
Fede Valverde—5: The Uruguayan should be in the heart of Madrid’s midfield, not stationed on the right wing.
Jude Bellingham—5.5: Leaves his heart out on the pitch and one of the few players to try and get things going but there was no connectivity between players. Heat map shows him entirely down the left flank — another player that needs to be central.
Vinicius Junior—4: 2 shots on target and 2 key passes but lost possesion a team high of 18 times. Needs to take more care with the ball and his final decisions as it forces his teammates to run back in transition.
Endrick—2.5: Had to score his opportunity early in the game when he dribbled through on goal. Missed that chance and then had very little impact - struggled with the physicality of the Lille defense.
Substitutions:
Fran Garcia—5: Played 45 minutes in the second half in place of Mendy but failed to bring the spark Ancelotti was looking for in the second stanza.
Arda Guler—7: One of the few bright spots: created one big opportunity and then had a clear header at goal within the six-yard line but his header was saved by Lucas Chevalier.
Luka Modric—5.5: Found Arda on the open header with a brilliant pass but otherwise looked a step slow and physically overrun by Lille midfield.
Kylian Mbappe—2: Brought no value to the pitch in his 33 minutes: 0 shots, 0 key passes, lost 3 of 4 ground and aerial duels, and lost possession 7 times despite only having 17 touches.
