Manchester City 2 Real Madrid 1: City player ratings from a precious City victory | OneFootball

Manchester City 2 (Nico O’Reilly 35′, Erling Haaland 43′ (P))

Real Madrid 1 (Rodrygo 28′)

Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola’s side fell behind in the 28th minute after Rodrygo gave Xabi Alonso’s side the lead. But this Manchester City side showed their mettle to fight back from a goal down to take a 2-1 lead by halftime. Goals from Nico O’Reilly and Erling Haaland overturned a 1-nil deficit by halftime to help City pick up all three points. The win was crucial to Manchester City’s Champions League campaign and could also be huge for this new-look City side’s belief and confidence.

Here are the City player ratings from a professional performance and win from Pep Guardiola’s side.

City player ratings

Gianluigi Donnarumma-6/10: Didn’t have a lot to do in goal in terms of saves. Although he did make a mess of a late Real Madrid corner.

Matheus Nunes-6.5/10: Nunes struggled early on against Vinicius Junior but overcame that to put in a decent display.

Ruben Dias-7.5/10: I thought Ruben Dias was Manchester City’s best-performing defender on the night.

Josko Gvardiol-6.5/10: The Croatian international got caught in possession on occasions, especially in the first half. He did get better as the game wore on.

Nico O’Reilly-8.5/10: O’Reilly had moments when he struggled defensively in the opening half-hour. But he grew into the game. His goal was crucial and he was a valuable attacking weapon for City throughout the match.

Nico-7.5/10: Did his job well in midfield. His performance showed he belongs at this level for Manchester City.

Bernardo Silva-6/10: Manchester City’s captain never stopped working for his team. But he did get caught in possession on occasions and one instance did lead to Real Madrid’s goal.

Rayan Cherki-8/10: Another quality showing from Cherki. Some of his touches were magical and he was a constant threat to the Real Madrid defence. He well and truly belongs on the biggest stage as his performance showed tonight.

Phil Foden-6/10: A subdued performance from Foden. Had some nice touches but not at his best.

Jeremy Doku-7.5/10: Had his moments and I thought he was a constant menace to the Real Madrid defence.

Erling Haaland-7/10: Took his penalty superbly well and I thought he won his battle with Antonio Rudiger.

Substitutes

Tijjani Reijnders-6/10: Got minutes into his legs as City pushed for more control in midfield late on.

Omar Marmoush-6/10: Replaced Haaland for the final 20 minutes but didn’t get a lot of service to feed off of.

Savinho-6.5/10: Better from Savinho when he came on. There is a player there when he is up for it.

Nathan Ake-N/A: Not on long enough to mark.