Player Ratings: Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid

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.

Substitutes

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.