Bayern Munich 1-2 Real Madrid: Player ratings
Bayern Munich lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first-leg on Wednesday night.
The German hosts took the lead early on, but Real fought back and nicked two goals to claim the win.
This gives Bayern an uphill task going into the second-leg in Spain, with Real having two away goals.
Josh Kimmich opened the scoring, before goals from Marcelo and Marco Asensio sealed the win for Madrid.
Here is how we rated the Bayern players…
Sven Ulreich: 5
Had no chance with either goal, but had little else to do.
Josh Kimmich: 7
Opened the scoring with a fine finish in the first-half, and defended well on the whole.
Mats Hummels: 5
Caught out of position far too often and gave a number of stray balls away.
Niklas Sule: 5
Struggled to deal with the threat of Real on the counter-attack and was exposed on a number of occasions.
Rafinha: 4
Made a crucial error for Real’s second goal and looked dodgy all evening.
Javi Martinez: 6
Worked hard and made some good tackles in midfield.
Thiago: 4
Lost control of the game in midfield. Too many stray passes.
James Rodriguez: 6
Set up the opening goal with a defence-splitting pass, but failed to make an impact after that.
Thomas Muller: 5
Put himself about, but was ultimately ineffective.
Frank Ribery: 7
Looked lively all night and had the beating of his man down the left. Delivered a number of good crosses into the box.
Robert Lewandowski: 5
Struggled to get into the game and was often beaten to the ball.
Keylor Navas: 5
At fault for the first goal and looked capable of an error all night.
Dani Carvajal: 5
Frank Ribery had the beating of him every time.
Sergio Ramos: 8
Made a number of crucial interceptions and tackles, led the team well.
Rafa Varane: 7
Solid at the back.
Marcelo: 8
Scored a superb goal and was solid defensively after the first goal.
Toni Kroos: 6
Struggled at times, but his passing was crisp and effective.
Casemiro: 5
Poor in the first-half. Improved in the second, but below his usually high standards.
Luca Modric: 7
Constantly looking to put Madrid on the attack, was impressive.
Lucas Vazquez: 6
Set up the second goal, but looked lost at times out wide.
Isco: 4
Was poor. Struggled to get into the game at all.
Ronaldo: 5
Was reliant on his teammates tonight. Had very little impact going forward.
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