Final result: Real Madrid – Milan 1-3
REAL MADRID (edited by Paolo Lora Lamia)
Lunin 6 – he tries to contain AC Milan’s fury as best he can, showing off with several good saves which, however, only serve to limit the deficit.
Vazquez 5 – On his side, Leao and Theo Hernandez are raging, against whom he has a tough time. If possible, in the second half, things were even worse in this sense.
Military 5 – Excessively soft against Leao, when he allowed the Portuguese to kick in the action which was then closed splendidly by Morata. In difficulty on other occasions too.
Rudiger 6 – The more solid of the two centre-backs. Difficult to overcome him and always treacherous when he goes up for free kicks. He also scores the 2-3, nullified due to Rodrygo’s active offside.
Mendy 6 – Good push on the left, accompanying Real’s action. At the end of one of his advances, he takes advantage of a mistake by Theo and gives way to the penalty action. From 74′ Fran Garcia 6 – He enters the match already compromised, a sufficient finish on his part.
Valverde 5.5 – Not an exciting first half for the Uruguayan, who struggled to make himself seen in both phases of the game. Not surprisingly, he didn’t return after the break. From 46′ Brahim Diaz 5.5 – One of the former evening players enters with a good attitude, but in any case does not have the necessary coolness in the last meters.
Tchouameni 4 – Horror game, getting practically everything wrong in 45 minutes. Thiaw is lost at 0-1 and in fact gives way to the action of the opponent’s second goal. From 46′ Camavinga 5.5 – It doesn’t disappoint like the companion it takes over, but it doesn’t do enough to deserve a passing grade either.
Modric 5.5 – Not the usual midfield master. he struggles to ignite the Madrid maneuver with his kissing passes. From 63′ Ceballos 5.5 – He should rekindle the Madrid midfield, but he fails in his aim.
Bellingham 4.5 – An absolutely anonymous performance for the former Dortmund player, who doesn’t stand out in the middle of the pitch and is easily stopped when he enters the opponent’s area. From 74′ Rodrygo 5.5 – He doesn’t have many opportunities to be seen, but compared to his other dream match finishes, especially in the Champions League he disappoints.
Vinicius 5.5 – He thrives on flare-ups, like the one with which he wins the penalty which he then transforms to score the 1-1. In fact, however, it was the only positive play in a game with more nervousness than anything else.
Mbappé 5 – A couple of shots thwarted by Maignan, in a game however with a lot of momentum in which he was well limited by the Rossoneri defence.
Carlo Ancelotti 5 – It’s almost sensational to give a serious failure to the king of the Champions League, but tonight it’s deserved. He loses the challenge with Fonseca, who puts his Real in check. Definitely critical moment, a turning point is needed.
MILAN (edited by Dimitri Conti)
Maignan 7 – There are also his big handprints in the Bernabeu triumph. Both in the first and second half he was called upon to make several saves. A couple save the result.
Emerson Royal 5.5 – It’s true, on the occasion of the penalty that brought the score back to parity in the first half he came in clearly late, but the rest of his performance was anything but to be thrown away.
From 93′ Calabria sv.
Thiaw 7 – He inaugurates the dream night for his team, heading Pulisic’s precise cross from two steps away from the flag. I don’t pay, he also plays well defensively.
Tomori 6.5 – He had been quite uncertain this season, on several occasions. Luckily for him, the fans and Fonseca, it doesn’t happen at the Bernabeu. He stays focused all the way.
Theo Hernandez 6.5 – With Leao in front of him he seems to benefit from it: he pushes on the left-handed wing with progressions. And he also gives the right defensively: solid performance.
Fofana 6.5 – The least flashy on the pitch, probably, but Fonseca is fine with that. And above all, the best thing about it, it doesn’t allow any central corridor to the Madridistas.
Reijnders 8 – To give a team like Real Madrid nightmares you have to be special. He stands as the man of the field on such an important and demanding stage.
Musah 7 – Chosen specifically for the occasion by Fonseca with the task of always doubling Vinicius, he applied himself without saying a word and even led some restarts.
From 93′ Pavlovic sv.
Pulisic 6.5 – Very dangerous when he has the opportunity to kick the ball from a standing start, less damaging in counterattacks, which Milan have in abundance. However, his assist was for Thiaw.
From 71′ Loftus-Cheek 5.5 – He applies himself to the dirty work for practically the entire time of the takeover. Then he has the ball good for poker, but he shoots it onto Lunin.
Leao 7.5 – It must be his night, in everyone’s and Fonseca’s ideas. No sooner said than done: he stands among the protagonists of the Bernabeu. And the assist for Reijnders is the final act of the response to Fonseca.
From 78′ Okafor sv.
Morata 7.5 – He stands out as usual for his generosity, but this time not only for that. Like a bird of prey he throws himself at Lunin’s short rebound and scores 1-2. Total proof, play all out.
From 71′ Abraham 5.5 – He doesn’t offer the same brilliance as Morata, neither when under pressure nor when he has to turn the front around with the ball at his feet.
Paulo Fonseca 8 – It takes courage not to deny one’s ideas even at the Bernabeu, relaunching with Musah adapted as a winger to help Emerson in the covering phase. But beyond the tactics and individuals, he receives a massive response from the whole team. Leao first. Such a night will be remembered for a long time.