Player Ratings: Real Madrid 0–2 Celta Vigo Thibaut Courtois — 6 Left exposed on both goals and couldn’t reasonably be blamed for either. Outside of those moments, he had very little to do. Raúl Asencio — 5 Offered nothing going forward from right-back. One […]

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Player Ratings: Girona 1 – 1 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois: 8. Made three saves, including a huge stop on Vanat in the 56th minute that prevented Madrid from going 2–0 down. Trent Alexander-Arnold: 6.5. Sprayed some delicious passes, but his risky giveaway […]

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Player Ratings: Olympiakos 3 – 4 Real Madrid Andriy Lunin: 8.5.What a luxury to have arguably the best back-up goalkeeper in the world. Lunin stepped in without missing a beat and produced four big saves. Trent Alexander-Arnold: 8.This is the Trent Real […]

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Player Ratings: Rayo Vallecano 0 – 0 Real Madrid A frustrating night in Vallecas. Real Madrid dropped points in a goalless draw that once again exposed the team’s lack of clinical edge in the final third. Thibaut Courtois: 7Had very little to do but made […]

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Player Ratings: Liverpool 1 – 0 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois: 9Should a player receive such a high grade in a loss? This is the rare exception. Courtois was divine in goal, producing a string of impossible saves that prevented the scoreline from turning […]

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 4 – 0 Valencia Thibaut Courtois: 7. Barely had to move all night. Made the saves he needed to make. A calm, routine outing for the Belgian. Fede Valverde: 8.5. Locked down the right wing with ease, unleashed a few menacing shots […]

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 3 – 1 Villarreal Thibaut Courtois: 8.A massive save on a first-half breakaway kept Villarreal from taking the lead. Commanded his area well. Fede Valverde: 8.5.Played right-back — and, naturally, after saying he wasn’t born to […]

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Player Ratings: Atletico Madrid 5–2 Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois: 5 – Shaky with his distribution and hesitant on Sorloth’s early chance. Couldn’t be blamed for the scoreline as the defense collapsed in front of him. Dani Carvajal: 5.5 – Battled hard and […]

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Player Ratings: Levante 1 – 4 Real Madrid Real Madrid continued their strong start to the season with a convincing 4-1 win away at Levante. Here’s how the players fared: Thibaut Courtois: 7.Once again, barely called into action—which is always a good sign […]

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 0 Espanyol Real Madrid kept another clean sheet and comfortably saw off Espanyol at the Bernabéu, with two stunning goals sealing the win. Here’s how the players performed: Thibaut Courtois: 7Had little to do once again — […]

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Player Ratings: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Marseille Thibaut Courtois: 8. Most of the action unfolded at the other end, but Courtois stayed sharp and came up with four crucial saves to preserve the win. Trent Alexander-Arnold: N/A. Forced off early with an injury […]

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