Sevilla 0-1 Real Madrid: 5 players who impressed |LaLiga 2019/20

Real Madrid returned to winning ways after a hard-fought victory at Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. The Spanish capital club left it all on the line as they battled to put to bed the memories of their torrid midweek experience in Paris.

There was very little between both clubs on the day, as Julen Lopetegui's men asked questions of the Spanish giants till the final whistle, however, Zinedine Zidane and his men just nicked it.

In the 64th minute, Dani Carvajal was played through on the right, and he played an inch-perfect cross to Benzema who dispatched a masterful header beyond the reach of Sevilla's goalkeeper, Tomas Vaclik.

Sevilla may have poked and prodded all night, but Real Madrid's rearguard was on top of things all evening. It was a wonderful performance from Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane at the back, and in the end, Los Blancos had a respite from their humiliating night in Paris. Real Madrid climbs to second on the table with 11 points, behind Athletic Bilbao on goal difference.

In this article, we highlight a few players who performed admirably.

Honourable mentions: Daniel Carrico, Ever Banega, Eden Hazard, Sergio Ramos

#5 Raphael Varane

Raphael Varane was simply sensational throughout the game, as he formed an impenetrable wall alongside team captain, Sergio Ramos.

Varane brought his A-game throughout the encounter, and was on hand during the dying embers of the game, repelling attacks in the air as he headed the ball clear time and again. The French international cleared the ball a total of 9 times, the most return registered in the game by a Los Blancos player.

#4 Lucas Ocampos

The Argentine international, Lucas Ocampos, was a thorn on the side of Los Blancos throughout the game. The 25-year-old poked and prodded the Real Madrid flanks incessantly as he tried to find a way through for his team.

He kept making marauding runs around the Madrid penalty area and got Los Blancos players booked for infringements. In the 20th minute, he was fouled by Dani Carvajal for the first yellow card of the game, and in the 62nd minute, Sergio Ramos had to expertly infringe the Argentinean to forestall a potentially bad situation.

The winger also recorded the most successful dribbles (4) in the game.

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#3 Dani Carvajal

The Spaniard was quite impressive in the game, although he had to grow into it. In the first half, he made some sloppy passes and fluffed his lines in a one on one situation. He stepped up in the second half with an impressive defensive display, crucially keeping the likes of Sergio Reguilon at bay.

His most telling contribution came in the 64th minute, as his cross found Karim Benzema for the only goal of the game. With that assist, he goes joint top with the highest assists recorded in LaLiga so far.

#2 Casemiro

The Brazillian was in imperious form tonight. He screened the Real Madrid defence with aplomb and broke up several Sevilla counter attacks.

The 27-year-old was also composed in possession, as he calmly recycled Madrid's ball retention with ease despite the Sevilla press. He made several interceptions and recorded the highest number of accurate tackles with 4 completed.

#1 Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema has transformed into Real Madrid's de facto goal-getter this season. He is slowly but surely coming good, repaying the faith of the manager, Zinedine Zidane.

In the 64th minute, Benzema waltzed into the defence and connected with a Dani Carvajal cross, dispatching the ball beyond the reach of Sevilla's Tomas Vaclik. With that game-winning goal, he moves joint top of the LaLiga scorers chart on 5 goals.