Juventus 0-3 Real Madrid: 3 key battles that decided the game

#2 Marcelo vs Mattia de Sciglio

Marcelo shifted to a more attacking play after the red card incident

For the first time in forever, Marcelo stuck to his game as a defender instead of an attacker and was ironically gifted with a goal.

Madrid fans are used to seeing Marcelo bomb into the opposition half through the left flank, but it was a quiet game on the attacking front by his standards. What Marcelo chose to do instead was stick to his position and mark Douglas Costa.

Despite Costa pulling off one or two miracle runs, he was kept mostly quiet by his compatriot. Once Dybala lost the plot and was sent off, Marcelo was given the license to play his natural game and found himself at the receiving end of a teasing ball from Ronaldo.

De Sciglio's marking was at fault for the first goal as well, as he let Isco into the box quite easily - something no defender should ever do. A tighter clasp on Marcelo could have prevented the third goal, but being a man down it was always going to be hard to defend, especially against a team like Real Madrid.