Madrid approved and suspended: Modric dances, Benzema hits

Courtois. The Belgian is not used to such quiet nights lately, who still acted as usual, saving the first one, Thuram at 11 '. Very safe overlooked. Second consecutive clean sheet.

Lucas Vazquez. Game ninth this season on the right side and it's like he's been in it all his life. A rock in defense with the uncomfortable Thuram and a dagger in attack, assisting very precisely in the 1-0, bumping into the stick in the 77 'and at the end serving another profitable delivery to a Benzema who did not hit.

Varane. Determined and efficient from the start, he did not close Plea in the 11th minute, who was planted in front of Courtois.

Sergio Ramos. He played well, but sometimes it is more what he transmits than what he does. Powerful from above. He almost scored at 73 '.

Mendy. He gave no option to his pair, which is not little, and he was appearing at the top, adding depth. In the second half it was complicated, unnecessarily, with the ball.

Modric. All as children want to be forwards and score goals, but one day they see a first half like the Croatian and change their mind. Exhibition in the organization, distribution, great presence … Between Sommer and the stick they took a goal and an offside from Varane, another, but almost it does not matter. This week 89% of AS readers approved its renewal; if the poll is repeated today, it is over 100%.

Casemiro. He stole on the 1-0 play, but was entangled in several errors with the ball.

Kroos. Another silent recital. Little is said about him, which true to his style says a lot. Sommer made it 3-0 in the squad.

Rodrygo (changed in 74 '). Defendiendo took clubs to build a fort and, even so, it was enough to be decisive in attack. He put the first to Benzema with an encyclopedia thread and brushed the third with a shot in 69 '. He has something and that something comes out very naturally in the Champions League, in which he has 6 goals and 4 assists in 591 minutes, intervening in an average goal every 59.1 minutes. Pure Real Madrid.

Benzema. He broke his two-game streak without wetting with two headers that honored his number. Four goals in the Champions League, eight in the season. He crashed the hat-trick on the crossbar in 73 'and sent it into Sommer's hands in 90', but how El Gato roared.

Vinicius (changed in 74 '). Very willful, hard-working and charming, but not very effective.

They also played:

Asensio (entered in 74 '). He barely managed to appear.

Arribas (entered in 74 '). He appeared in the Champions League with a pipe, a detail of the gamer that is still small in that body.