Here is how the Spanish papers rated Real Madrid’s players for their opening day 3-1 win over Celta Vigo. It was a welcome win for Zinedine Zidane, who had watched arch rivals Barcelona go down 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao on the previous evening.
Gareth Bale and Thibault Courtois walked away with most of the plaudits, as these player ratings below show us. It was a forgettable day for Odriozola.
Newspaper collated player ratings- Celta Vigo 1-3 Real Madrid
The ratings below are from five different sources- AS, Mundo, Sport, Marca and ABC.
Bale looked set for an exit to China earlier in the summer, but surprisingly stayed, and was a starter for this clash in Vigo. He set up Karim Benzema for Real’s first league goal of the 19/20 season.