Top 10 Players in Real Madrid’s 3-2 Win Over AEK Athens
A player-performance analysis of Real Madrid’s match against AEK Athens highlighted Federico Valverde’s contribution. He scored the 3-2 winner in stoppage time despite playing only 28 minutes, created three chances and made nine progressive passes, more than any other player in key passes.
A player-performance analysis of Real Madrid’s match against AEK Athens highlighted Federico Valverde’s contribution. He scored the 3-2 winner in stoppage time despite playing only 28 minutes, created three chances and made nine progressive passes, more than any other player in key passes.
Bernardo Silva and Jude Bellingham stood out for moving the ball forward; each made 17 progressive passes and seven progressive carries. Bernardo created two chances in 66 minutes, while Bellingham’s open-play passing added 0.33 in expected threat over 85 minutes. He also scored a backheel goal in the 32nd minute to put Real Madrid level at 1-1.
Kylian Mbappé led the open-play passing threat metrics with 0.48, while the non-penalty expected goals value of his shots was 1.38. He also scored the equaliser for 2-2, and Bernardo and Bellingham shared the lead for progressive carries with seven each.
Eduardo Camavinga recorded 18 defensive actions in 94 minutes, the most in the match, along with 13 progressive passes and two key passes. Across the metrics cited, Real Madrid had nine of the top ten players for open-play passing expected threat, while six AEK Athens players featured among the leaders in defensive actions. Lazaros Rota led them with 14 defensive actions.