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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 1 – 2 Bayern Munich

**Player Ratings: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Bayern Munich**

**Andriy Lunin: 6.5**

Made five saves, but looked shaky when claiming crosses. His distribution needed to be better, and he couldn’t get a hand to Harry Kane’s goal.

**Trent Alexander-Arnold: 7.5**

A bizarre performance. His passing was generally woeful, and he completed only two of his 11 long-ball attempts. But he also produced an unbelievable assist for Mbappé in the second half.

**Antonio Rüdiger: 6**

Too chaotic defensively and struggled to track Bayern’s runners on set pieces.

**Dean Huijsen: 7**

A bit better than his center-back partner. He made a couple of crucial clearances and played with good verticality.

**Álvaro Carreras: 3**

Was tormented by Olise all night. A disastrous performance. He also lost control of the ball on Harry Kane’s goal.

**Fede Valverde: 7**

Showed great fight and drove the ball forward well in transition. He did, however, leave Upamecano completely free early on, and it nearly cost Real Madrid a goal.

**Thiago Pitarch: 4.5**

Struggled badly with Bayern’s intense pressure and nearly made a costly mistake by giving the ball away in front of Andriy Lunin.

**Aurélien Tchouaméni: 6.5**

A bit quiet, but still made some important challenges. His biggest issue was picking up a yellow card, which means he will miss the second leg.

**Arda Güler: 8**

Real Madrid’s best performer on the night. He was composed under pressure and repeatedly found the right pass in transition. Deserved an assist.

**Kylian Mbappé: 7.5**

Caused Bayern a lot of trouble with his off-ball runs. His teammates found him often enough, but he couldn’t take all of his chances. Still, he scored a crucial goal that could prove very important if Real Madrid mount a comeback in the second leg.

**Vinícius Jr: 4**

Gave the ball away dangerously four times, and two of those turnovers led to Bayern goals. He had seven shots, with only three on target.

**Jude Bellingham: 7.5**

An immediate upgrade over Thiago Pitarch. Bayern couldn’t cope with his ball-carrying and strength on the ball.

**Brahim Díaz: 7**

His first touch resulted in a bad pass, but he eventually found some rhythm and helped Real Madrid control possession.

**Éder Militão: 7.5**

Made a crucial defensive intervention late on. He looks ready to start in the second leg.

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