11. Gareth Bale – 6
Struggling for confidence and trying to tailor his game to please Ronaldo, Bale needs a goal badly.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo – 8
Efficient without being spectacular, scored a trademark header for the first and nearly had a brace with a wonderful free-kick.
9. Karim Benzema – 7
Couldn’t quite break the offside trap smoothly but nearly scored in the first half but for the keepers smart save.
Substitutes:
14. Javier Hernandez – 6
Brought on for Benzema with the game already one and couldn’t make a significant impact.
17. Alvaro Arbeloa – 6
An off the ball tussle with Kevin Prince Boateng was his only contribution in the game.
24. Asier Illarramendi – 6
Close to a departure in January, Illarra was brought on to shore the game up.