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SportsJOE’s one-word player ratings: How Real and Atletico fared in their Champions League derby
Published 21:44 14 Apr 2015 BST
Updated 21:44 14 Apr 2015 BST
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A game of two halves and no goals. Especially two halves. But especially no goals.
Real and Atletico played out a predicted 0-0 scoreline in their Champions League quarter final first leg but the action at either end was more entertaining than perhaps expected. Carlo Ancelotti's European champions dominated the first period and missed a couple of golden opportunities to take an away goal from Atletico's stomping ground but it was Diego Simeone's champions - league champions - who bossed the second period. As it was, it's all to play for heading into the second leg in the Bernabeu. Sure it's only half time. This is a tie of two halves.Atletico Madrid
Jan Oblak: Solid Juanfran: Cool Diego Godin: Exterminator Miranda: Grew Guilherme Siqueira: Reprieved Arda Turan: Brick Mario Suarez: Wall Gabi: Maestro Koke: Decelerating Antoine Griezmann: Daring Mario Mandzukic: Freaked Subs Raul Garcia: Overseeing Fernando Torres: TheatricalReal Madrid
Iker Casillas: Thankful
Dani Carvajal: Swinging
Sergio Ramos: Apache
Raphael Varane: Porsche
Marcelo: Wanderlust
Toni Kroos: Speculative
Luka Modric: Heartbeat
James Rodriquez: Curling
Gareth Bale: Choke
Karim Benzema: Selfless
Cristiano Ronaldo: Hokey-Pokey
Subs
Alvaro Arbeloa: Unnecessary
Isco: MincedExplore more on these topics:
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