Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium was the place where Real Madrid received a visit from Borussia Monchengladbach. We have the player ratings.
With the whole world against them, Real Madrid faced Borussia Monchengladbach at Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium on Wednesday. A combination of results could make it possible for Los Blancos to finish at the top of their group. In order for this to happen, they needed to win and for Inter to not win against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Zidane’s players have been roughly criticized throughout the season but today was ideal for them to silence critics. Both Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema got ready to play tonight against Gladbach after coming back from injuries. Their first-half display proved they are vital to Real Madrid’s aspirations this season with a brace from Karim and a stellar performance by the skipper. But the overall squad performed at a high level this evening.
Gladbach celebrates Inter’s elimination.
The two goals scored by Karim Benzema were both during the first half. He got a brace through headers with assists from Lucas and Rodrygo. This result remained throughout the 90 minutes with Real Madrid’s dominance against the German club. After the match, Inter Milan had a chance to take the second place in the group but they couldn’t get past a goalless draw against Shakhtar.
All the Gladbach players watched the end of that game from their phones waiting for confirmation. After the final whistle in Milano, the German players celebrated their qualification. You can check the rest of today’s Champions League results down below.
Player ratings
Real Madrid: Courtois (7), Mendy (7), Ramos (9), Varane (5), Lucas (7), Casemiro (7), Modric (8), Kroos (8), Vinicius (5), Rodrygo (8), Benzema (9).
Bench: Asensio (7), Arribas (7).
Borussia Monchengladbach: Sommer (5), Wendt (5), Lainer (5), Ginter (6), Elvedi (6), Stindl (5), Kramer (5), Neuhaus (6), Plea (5), Embolo (5), Thuram (5).
Bench: Lazaro (5), Zakaria (5), Benes (5), Herrmann (5), Wolf (5).
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