Real Madrid won their first home game of the new campaign 3-0 at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, defeating Real Valladolid 3-0.
After a tepid first half, Los Blancos showed a lot more in the second period and ended up scoring three goals despite not being at their best, with Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz and Endrick all finding the back of the net.
All eyes were on Kylian Mbappe (7.0) as it was his first game in front of the passionate Santiago Bernabeu crowd, but it was a relatively quiet home debut for the Frenchman, while Vinicius Junior (6.9) had a forgettable afternoon, too.
Player of the Match
In the absence of Jude Bellingham, there was extra pressure on Valverde in the midfield area today and he shone both in attack and in defensive duties.
It was his goal that opened the scoring in the 50th minute, as he took the chance with a blistering 35-yard strike following a short free-kick that deflected low into the bottom corner.
He completed 93% of his passes and 26 of those passes were sent into dangerous areas in the final third.
The Uruguayan won 100% of his tackles in that central area, too, as well as five duels.
Worst Player
It was undoubtedly an afternoon to forget for Real Valladolid winger Darwin Machin, who earned a 5.1 FC Rating.
His lack of contribution was almost impressive - he contributed zero goals, zero assists, zero shots on target, zero dribbles and won zero duels and zero tackles.
Of 10 attempted passes, he completed just five before being hooked before the hour mark.
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