TOPS
Benzema, the high class
Admittedly, Modric, Militao performed very well tonight, but we cannot fail to highlight that of Karim Benzema. Announced uncertain before the start of this meeting, KB9 was indeed starting this evening and to very quickly mark this meeting with its imprint. It took only 16 minutes to be decisive, in a match that was not, at first, not very well embarked for Real. He is at the start and at the end of the action of his goal, and what a goal… As a true captain, the top scorer in La Liga has repeatedly come to the creation of his team's game as well as the recovery of the balloon (like his good return to the 20th). For his return after a big week of absence due to injury, Benzema launched his team's match perfectly, before coming out as a hero at half-time.
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Vinicius, decisive double passer
Another excellent performance from Vinicius tonight, author of two assists tonight.
He was able to exploit the spaces strangely left by the defense of Atlético, was very involved in the construction of his team's game with great combinations with Karim Benzema in particular.
More and more clever and skilful in the last gesture, Vinicius offers himself a double of assists tonight.
He was a real poison for 87 minutes, before coming out to a standing ovation from the Bernabeu.
FLOPS
Diego Simeone, helpless
Faced with a team of Real in full control after the opener, "El Cholo" seemed short of ideas to shake up Ancelotti's tactics. Little helped by an almost invisible Griezmann, Diego Simeone has also failed to remedy the spaces left by his defenders to the Real attackers. Like his defense on two goals for Real, the Argentinian technician's team was unstructured from start to finish. Led 1-0 at half-time, one could hope for a reaction from Simeone's players, but, while Felix and Lemar's appearances were good, the Colchoneros fell short. of their evening opponent.
Griezmann, invisible
After his very good performance in the Champions League, he could have taken advantage of his tenure tonight to win definitively in the eleven of Simeone, but the French was ghostly.
Aside from his very well-struck free kick in the first half, Griezmann hasn't been dangerous once in 45 minutes.
He is logically replaced at half-time by Felix, who will achieve a much better half-time than him.
