Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 win over Leganes today and it just does not look like there will be anyone who can stop them from winning the league this season.
Here are the player ratings from the game:
Real Madrid:
Keylor Navas - 9/10
Nothing much to do the entire game and was made to just one proper save the entire game.
Carvajal - 8.5/10
Stopped 2 brilliant chances Leganes had to counter and was brilliant throughout the match. Made several tackles and was successful all the time. Got dribbled past just once.
Nacho - 8/10
Got dribbled past once or twice but was solid at the back. Partnered well with Varane to keep the Leganes players at bay.
Varane - 8.5/10
His pace and awareness was enough to make life difficult for the Leganes forwards today. Combined exceptionally well with Nacho to help Real Madrid keep their first clean sheet in 10 games.
Marcelo - 9/10
Was brilliant throughout the game. Spent most of the time in the Leganes half as he had very little to do defensively.
Kroos - 8.5/10
Took time to settle into the match but once he did, he was on top of his game. Assisted Morata's goal with a brilliant through ball and put in some good crosses as well.
Kovacic - 7.5/10
His vision and passing was top class but he could have done a lot better overall. Misplaced a few passes and sometimes, he just chose the wrong player to pass to.
Isco - 9/10
Real Madrid's best midfielder by a mile today. Had a near perfect game and was able to assist Gareth Bale with that brilliant through ball when nobody could manage a way past the Leganes defense.
Bale - 9.5/10
The best player in the match. Man of the Match by a mile. Scored two goals within eight minutes towards the end of the 2nd half to put Real Madrid in the driver's seat. Almost scored a third goal on several occasions!
Ronaldo - 4/10
Of the matches this season, this has to be Ronaldo's worst! Was going down very often all throughout the match and was nowhere to be seen for most of the 2nd half. Had 2 good chances to score from free kicks - one hit the wall, the other hit the crowd sitting almost near the corner flag. Leganes goalkeeper, Serantes had more shots on target than him!
Morata - 8/10
Played a little deep to allow Ronaldo and Bale spearhead the attack. Did brilliantly well to get past 2 Leganes defenders, stay on his feet and score the 3rd goal.
Subs:
Luke Modric - 7/10
Came on for Kovacic midway through the 2nd half and did a good work to keep the ball.
James Rodriguez - 7/10
Wasn't involved in a lot of the action after coming on around the 70th minute. The only time he was in the limelight was the free kick he took - which went wide of the post.
Vazquez - N/A
Didn't do much to affect the game after coming on for Morata.
Leganes Player Ratings:
Serantes - 5/10
Made a couple of good saves in the game but he should have done a lot better for both of Bale’s goals. His ambitious attempt was actually clapped by the Bernabeu crowd.
Bustinza - 4.5/10
Marcelo just did not allow him to get into the game whatsoever! He was relentlessly trying to start a counter-attack for Leganes but just could not manage to do one.
Mantovani - 4.5/10
Did well to stop the crosses into the box but was at fault for 2 of the 3 goals conceded. Could have stopped Bale from scoring the first one but just did not turn at the right time.
Martin - 5/10
Best Leganes player today. Kept Kovacic and Kroos on their toes all the time and was trying to get on the ball as much as possible.
Machis - 4.5/10
Got booked early and then he just could not do anything. Looked scared going into challenges as he feared the red card. Was rightfully taken off for Omar Ramos early in the 2nd half.
Gabriel - 4.5/10
Did not get much of the ball to have any sort of performance in the game. Was never in possession of the ball as much as he should have.
Szymanowski - 6/10
Best Leganes player today. It was often a one-man show up front as he was never properly supported. Almost pulled one goal back for the visitors but was denied by the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
Rico - 5/10
Tried a lot down the left flank and got past Carvajal on a couple of times. Failed to do so once the Real Madrid man found his feet.
Insua - 4.5/10
Struggled to deal with Bale and Carvajal. Could have stopped the 2nd goal easily but was caught napping. Didn't look confident on the ball either.
Lopez - 4.5/10
Didn't do much in the game. Was nervous when he got the ball and was not tough enough while making challenges.
Perez - 5/10
Did well in the first half to put pressure on the Real Madrid backline. Got past them early in the first half but that was pretty much it.
Subs:
Omar Ramos - 5/10
Did better than Machis - who he replaced. But still wasn't enough to cause some trouble for Real Madrid. The Los Blancos were just too good for them.
Luciano - 4.5/10
Came on for Perez late in te 2nd half and did not have much do to. Real Madrid were having most of the ball and he just couldn't do anything.
Victor Diaz - N/A
Came of too late to have any impression on the game.
