Actual Madrid had been in a position to get a single-goal benefit over Atletico Madrid within the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Spherical of 16 tie on the Santiago Bernabeu.
The match ended 2-1 within the Merengues’ favour, as targets from Rodrygo Goes and Brahim Diaz had been sufficient to provide their staff a bonus forward of the second leg, although the Colchoneros had been additionally in a position to get on the scoresheet via Julian Alvarez.
Federico Valverde and the 2 goalscorers had been inarguably the most effective gamers for Los Blancos on this recreation, whereas . Then again, the 2 huge superstars, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, had been unable to affect the sport a lot.
Within the midfield, Aurelien Tchouameni additionally put in an excellent efficiency. Nevertheless, his colleague, Eduardo Camavinga was unable to take full benefit of the chance, that got here his method primarily due to the damage to Dani Ceballos and the suspension of Jude Bellingham, and lay a declare for extra prominence in Carlo Ancelotti’s plans.
The spotlight of the French midfielder’s efficiency on the night time stays his error within the thirty second minute, which allowed Julian Alvarez to advance into the Actual Madrid field and rating the equalising purpose for Atletico Madrid.
In the meantime, Camavinga was additionally not as concerned within the recreation as one would have anticipated him to be.
In his 62 minutes on the pitch, statistics present that he was in a position to get on the ball solely 52 occasions, which isn’t solely considerably lower than his companion in midfield, Aurelien Tchouameni, who made 96 touches on the ball but in addition lower than Luka Modric, who changed him within the 62nd minute and was in a position to make 56 touches in his 28 minutes on the pitch.
The Frenchman was fairly correct along with his passing, recording a 98% success charge. Nevertheless, he tried solely 41 passes, of which he missed just one. In the meantime, Tchouameni tried 90 passes and Modric made 50 passes on this recreation.
He additionally left rather a lot to be desired in his depth, as he received solely 3 of the 7 floor duels he was concerned in. Nevertheless, regardless of his error within the purpose, he made some notable defensive contributions, together with 3 clearances and a pair of tackles. He additionally efficiently accomplished all 4 of his 4 tried lengthy passes.
Thus, this was not completely a poor efficiency from Camavinga, however retaining in view the competitors that he faces within the Actual Madrid midfield, he wanted to have carried out a lot extra to make sure a outstanding place for himself in Ancelotti plans within the upcoming essential section of the season.