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Diego Benaglio – 7
The Swiss goalkeeper saved his side from some difficult situations by making several saves throughout the game. He was very good with his handling but could have done better with the second goal.
He was there to make contact with the ball but failed to stop it from going inside. Otherwise, he had a good game but was unlucky to be on the losing side after playing well in both the legs.
Ricardo Rodriguez – 6
The Swiss fullback was key for Wolfsburg on the night but could not produce a performance that was required to keep Madrid quiet. He did not go forward as much as he does against other teams but his set pieces were very good.
He created some difficulties for the Los Blancos defenders with his crosses and deliveries. But his defending lacked the edge and he gave the ball away on a couple of occasions.
Dante – 5
The Brazilian centre-back had a very nervy first half as Karim Benzema and Ronaldo troubled him too often but he stood up to the challenge. His covering across for his backline was good but could not stop Ronaldo from scoring the first goal. He was a good physical presence in defence but struggled for pace on occasions as Bale ran at him.
Naldo – 4
Naldo had a very disappointing game at the back for the visitors as he lacked pace. His physicality was up to the mark and he was good in the aerial battles with Ronaldo. But his tackles and challenges were often rash and ill-timed. Overall, not a satisfactory performance from the experienced defender.
Vieirinha – 4
The fullback had a very bad game as he was time and time again threatened by Benzema and even Jese. His battles in the air were always lost and he could not cover ground quickly enough while tracking back. He was non-existent in attack as well.
Luiz Gustavo – 7
The Brazilian midfielder thwarted much of the Real Madrid attacks in the first half but struggled a bit in the second. He protected his defence well and broke up the play on numerous occasions.
Gustavo could not yet close down the hosts in the attacking areas. He did have a couple of long-range shots at Keylor Navas’ goal but to no avail.
Josuha Guilavogui – 5
The central midfielder had an average game in the middle of the park as he could not stop the supply from the likes of Kroos and Modric. He did close down the Real Madrid attacks and cleared the ball away on a couple of occasions to break the play but he was ineffective in controlling the game from the middle of the pitch.
Maximilian Arnold – 6
The 21-year-old midfielder was very energetic throughout the game and provided the Wolves with some great chances to score but they were not capitalised on by his teammates.
Arnold was very good with his forward runs and attracted a lot of attention but he could not clear Carvajal’s cross and deflected it for Ronaldo to score.
Bruno Henrique – 6
The Brazilian did very well throughout the game on the right wing to show his pace and get past the Madrid defence to create opportunities for himself and his teammates. He had a great chance to score in the first half and get a crucial away goal for his team, but he took too much time on the ball, which led to the chance getting wasted.
Andre Schurrle – 6
The German midfielder ran aimlessly down the left flank for his team throughout the game. He could not manage to make any real opportunities from his crosses but looked lively and threatened the Real defence.
His speed and precision were keys to him being able to get away into the Real Madrid box, with Carvajal busy attacking.
Julian Draxler – 8
The German midfielder was very good on the left wing for the visitors as he continued to trouble Carvajal time and time again in the first half. But to the Spaniard’s relief, the 22-year-old midfielder was subbed off injured only to be replaced by Max Kruse.
Substitutes
Max Kruse – 5
The German striker replaced Julian Draxler after half an hour into the game and he was disappointing as he could not produce anything worthy of a mention.
Daniel Caligiuri – 4
He came on for Henrique with 20 minutes to go. He did not see any of the ball during his short spell on the pitch and looked rusty.
Bas Dost – NA
The striker came on for Guilavogui at the 80th minute and could not produce anything as the supply to him was limited and poor.
