Real Madrid player ratings vs Barcelona: Maddening Rodrygo reverts to type & Raul Asencio run ragged as Los Blancos suffer second successive Spanish Super Cup final defeat | Goal.com Malaysia

Real Madrid player ratings vs Barcelona: Maddening Rodrygo reverts to type & Raul Asencio run ragged as Los Blancos suffer second successive Spanish Super Cup final defeat | Goal.com Malaysia

Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones
Published: Jan 12, 2026

Real Madrid were outclassed by Barcelona in a baffling Spanish Super Cup final, looking a step behind their arch-rivals in a 3-2 loss that will surely increase the pressure on Xabi Alonso. There were mishaps from Rodrygo at the front and errors from Raul Asencio at the back as a glum Blancos side could neither cope defensively or get anything going in an attacking sense.

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Goalkeeper & Defence

Thibaut Courtois (6/10):

Could do nothing about any of the three goals, all said. Made a couple of nice saves here and there.

Raul Asencio (4/10):

Could have gotten tighter to Raphinha on Barca's first, and completely lost Lewandowski on the second.

Aurelien Tchouameni (5/10):

Switched to center back late on after Guler was removed from the XI - and struggled.

Dean Huijsen (6/10):

Involved in the second goal for Los Blancos, and was the steadier of the center back duo.

Alvaro Carreras (6/10):

Held down the left side agreeably, all said. Did reasonably well against Yamal, especially in the second half.

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Midfield

Federico Valverde (6/10):

A mixed hour or so. Full of energy and tidy on the ball, but was removed early.

Eduardo Camavinga (6/10):

Snapped into tackles and offered a much-needed midfield bite. Ineffective on the ball.

Jude Bellingham (6/10):

Threw himself into tackles, and put in plenty of defensive work. Unable to affect play, though.

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Attack

Vinicius Jr (8/10):

Scored the first equaliser and tormented Jules Kounde all evening. Loves playing in this game.

Gonzalo Garcia (8/10):

Grabbed himself a goal and put in plenty of legwork.

Rodrygo (5/10):

A few nice touches here and there, but didn't do enough going forward to justify his inclusion.

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Subs & Manager

Arda Guler (5/10):

Brought on to control tempo, which he failed to do.

David Alaba (6/10):

Late legs at the back.

Kylian Mbappe (6/10):

Drew a red card but had little other involvement.

Dani Ceballos (N/A):

No time to make an impact.

Franco Mastantuono (N/A):

No time to make an impact.

Xabi Alonso (4/10):

What a baffling evening for him. Madrid never really had control, and were deserved losers. There will be serious questions.