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Player Ratings: Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid

**Thibaut Courtois — 7**

Made four saves that kept Real Madrid within one goal of Barcelona. Without him, this could have gotten away.

**Raúl Asencio — 6.5**

Put in a strong defensive shift against Raphinha for long stretches, but struggled badly on the ball. Clearly uncomfortable under pressure from the right-back position.

**Aurélien Tchouaméni —** 5

Slow and poorly positioned on Lewandowski’s goal. Had difficulty organizing the backline, though he did make a few important clearances.

**Dean Huijsen —** 4

Still too raw for matches of this intensity. Careless in possession and often a step slow when Barcelona increased the tempo.

**Álvaro Carreras — 7**

One of Real Madrid’s better performers. Defended Lamine Yamal very well, especially in the first half, and showed maturity in his positioning — but he missed a massive chance at the end of the game that should’ve been buried.

**Federico Valverde —** 5

Sluggish early with his touches and passing. Improved in the second half and showed fight, but his night ended early due to injury.

**Jude Bellingham —** 4

A game that required him to impose himself—and he didn’t. Too quiet and not involved enough when Madrid needed leadership.

**Eduardo Camavinga —** 5

Played a few excellent long balls and made some good tackles, but looked extremely uncomfortable dealing with Barcelona’s press.

**Rodrygo — 8**

One of Madrid’s best players. Outstanding defensive work and created two major chances in the first half with his movement and passing.

**Vinícius Jr. — 8.5**

Scored a vintage Vinícius goal to equalize and tormented Barcelona thereafter—until he asked to be subbed due to injury.

**Gonzalo García —** 6.5

Excellent defensive work and pressing. Missed a big chance in the first half but made amends by scoring the equalizer just before halftime.

**Arda Güler — 5.5**

Dropped deep to help Madrid escape pressure. Didn’t have much influence, but his role was limited and options ahead of him were scarce.

**David Alaba — 5.5**

Added leadership and composure to the backline and helped Madrid retain the ball more effectively.

**Kylian Mbappé — N/A**

Barely involved in his brief cameo. His main contribution was stealing the ball from Lamine Yamal before suffering a brutal challenge from Frenkie de Jong that resulted in a red card.

**Franco Mastantuono — N/A**

Had no real impact. Every touch on the wing was immediately swarmed by two or three Barcelona players.

**Dani Ceballos — N/A**

Brought some verticality late on but was unable to influence the match.

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