Pacheco. Always well placed and without suffering in the first half. Good shot by Modric at 42 that he stopped for being well placed. The three goals received, unstoppable.
Tenaglia. He is definitely a forceful and precise player. He always well placed and attentive to the rival’s attacks. He added very little to the offensive plays of Alavés due to the circumstances of the clash. He better in the first than in the second half.
Miazga. He made the most of his ownership in the first half. He played well positioned and intelligently anticipated Madrid’s attacks. In Real Madrid’s second goal he is portrayed like other teammates due to the great combination of the local strikers.
Lejeune. Good game from the French in the first half. The Albiazul defense didn’t suffer because it was well placed and the Whites hardly had any chances. He made the penalty that Benzema would end up converting. Overcome, like everyone else, in the second half by the Real Madrid players.
Ruben Duarte. He covered Madrid’s incursions well in the first half. He barely joined the babazorro attacks because he was more attentive to defensive tasks. Asensio’s 1-0 shot is against his defense but he cannot be criticized for the goal due to the great execution of the Balearic.
Thomas Pine. Well placed ahead of the defense and trying to distribute the game once the balls were stolen in the midfield. Good first part but overwhelmed, like everyone else, in the second. He could not stop the onslaught of the white media nor Modric’s exhibition.
Climbing. He is a midfield keeper. Intense, solid, involved at all times in the game. Fighter against the rival medullary. Overcome, like the rest, in the second half. Madrid have a lot of quality and they showed it in the second half.
Loum. He is a physical wonder but he is not without quality and talent. He is tall and big but he touches the ball judiciously. He has been noticed by his comeback after playing the African Cup. He couldn’t stand up to the whites after 46 minutes because Real Madrid uncovered the jar of essences.
Jason. He had the best chance of the first half but the shot went too high. Another player who has improved the performance of the team from Vitoria. He substituted in the second half to put in a Pere Pons destined to cover more meters in the midfield to deactivate the rivals.
Louis Rioja. Motivated by facing a team he belonged to in his early years. Vertical, daring and eager to surprise. In the 36th minute he shot on goal but Courtois guessed his intentions. He faded away in the match and ended up being substituted in the second half.
Joselu. Winner in most of the aerial duels he played but very controlled by the white defense. As the clash progressed he was left more alone in attack. As always, he helped out defensively. But he did not have chances to mark his former team.
Peter Pons. He enjoyed a great opportunity as soon as the second half began. He guessed a pass to the goalkeeper, anticipated but then missed the shot. He lived through the second half, in which Alavés was clearly surpassed by Real Madrid.
Edgar. He is the recurring player who comes off the bench. He put intensity, desire to overwhelm the rivals but hardly did damage to the white team. The second half was clearly favorable for Real Madrid.
Manuel Vallejo. He did not appear in the starting eleven since Mendilibar once again opted for the trivote in the midfield and that means that there is only one striker up there: Joselu. In the second half he entered but the Vitorians had no offensive presence and he was unable to demonstrate his category.
Tony Moya. He entered the game with everything decided and was not seen because there was hardly anything to do. He was a luxury spectator of the local team’s shot with the penalty scored by Benzema. He has lost a lot of prominence with the departure of Calleja from the club and with the entry of Mendilibar who, perhaps, is looking for another player profile.
Ximo Navarro. The anterior cruciate ligament of the knee was partially torn and it was decided that he should not undergo surgery. Conservative treatment has given its result and he is already active. That is the best news of the night in Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. It seems that he will fight for a position in the axis of the defense because Tenaglia has left very good sensations as a winger in recent commitments.