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Him with the ball at his left foot charging forward. In the end, that was what he was about: the ball. The mania of it, the preternatural urge to take it and run with it, not let anyone else take it from you. There are of course countless memories, extravagant moments and glorious victories...

1-0 88' Valverde deflected shot

Damn, Isco's out.

Seriously worried for his hamstrings by the end. Never tempt the hamstring devil.

Best teenager since Pele

Would love a 4 or 5 nil. Haven't had one of those for years.

Prodigious passer.

If you ever needed proof that the bitterness against him is irrational and hysterical in nature...

Madrid look docile.

What always annoyed me about Kroos is how miraculously he avoided the reputation of a diver. Guy went limp if he could smell he was about to lose possession. Spanish refereeing being mostly vibes based, they always went for it as well.

He has that competitive gene. Switches on in a different way when things go against him.

A lot of mistakes and really poor execution in the final phase but solid in defense.

Don't think I've ever seen him play like this. Big change of attitude. Much more assertive, lively, daring. Exactly what I've been wanting to see in him for years.

Very impressive I have to say.

He's failing in everything he does but I still like this performance more than 80% of his games the previous years in which he did nothing wrong.

Same as Ansu got, damn. Flick's regimen overloading our feeble bodies.

Bernal has yet to make a single forward pass I think.

Bad mistake but he's the only one making interesting forward passes.

Midfield is non-existent. Everything we do going forward bypasses our pivots. No pass and move. Circulation slow.

Don't have a lot of faith in that midfield. Let's see what happens but my guess is we'll have a hard time progressing the ball from the back.