Here is a look at the player ratings from the big Spanish newspapers after Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid on 7 January, 2023. This was the first time in history that no Spanish player was in the Real Madrid starting lineup, and Los Blancos were unfortunately at the receiving end of a 2-1 scoreline.
Diario AS player ratings Villarreal Real Madrid 2023 January 7
The likes of Rudiger, Alaba and Mendy not even deemed worthy of a rating by AS. Two stars each for Modric and Vini.
Marca newspaper ratings Villarreal 2 Real Madrid 1
Like AS, Marca chose not to rate Rudiger and Alaba, but they also thought Tchouameni was poor.
Diario Sport player ratings Villarreal v Real Madrid 2-1 2023
Albiol the pick of the players according to the Sport paper.
