Manchester City v Real Madrid: Man for man marking
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Joe Hart
Questions asked recently about the England goalkeeper but he could do nothing about Benzema's goal. 6/10
Pablo Zabaleta
Started in a back three then switched to left-back after the opening goal. Harsh to received a booking. 6
Vincent Kompany
A difficult evening with Benzema to cope with and Ronaldo occasionally running at him. 6
Matija Nastasic
Has taken a while to settle down in City defence. Looked a little happier after the change to a back four. 6
Maicon
Supposed to be the first line of defence against Ronaldo, his dreadful error in losing Benzema cost the goal. 6
Yaya Toure
Not the influential figure City had hoped for. Yellow card early on means he misses final group match in Dortmund. 6
David Silva
In a key position behind Dzeko and Aguero but rarely able to exploit it until the latter stages. 7
Samir Nasri
Rarely seen in the first half, moved wide on the left after Kolarov went off, then made way for Tevez. 5
Alek Kolarov
Whipped some crosses in but had little joy with set-pieces and was taken off at half time. 5
Edin Dzeko
Given the starting berth he has craved by Roberto Mancini, he failed to justify the manager's faith. 5
Sergio Aguero
The Argentine found Pepe and Ramos more formidable than recent Premier League pairings. Good penalty. 6
Best off the bench
Javi Garcia The summer signing came on for Kolarov and worked hard in defensive midfield. 6
Real Madrid
Iker Casillas
Not given a direct shot to save for a long time by City's ineffective attack, then blocked brilliantly from Aguero. 7
Alvaro Arbeloa
The former Liverpool failure has found a regular berth under Jose Mourinho and was unlucky to be sent off. 6
Pepe
Did not need to resort to any of his more excessive methods. Given more work in second half, which he undertook well. 7
Sergio Ramos
Along with his partner Pepe, allowed Dzeko and Aguero little scope either in the air or on the ground. 7
Fabio Coentrao
Like his defensive colleagues was busier in the second half and sometimes found Maicon going past him. 6
Xabi Alonso
Sat in front of back four, not entirely subduing Silva. Booked for unfriendly foul on his Spain team-mate. 7
Sami Khedira
Was denied early on by Hart after a smart run but mainly concentrated on defensive duties with Teutonic efficiency. 7
Angel Di Maria
The Argentine faded after making the first goal with a pinpoint perfect cross for Benzema to score from.6
Luka Modric
Picked in preference to Mesut Özil he was unexpectedly quiet and substituted midway through the second half. 5
Cristiano Ronaldo
Had decided to turn it on for a Manchester audience and was devastating for half an hour down the left. 7
Karim Benzema
Did his job by ghosting in on the far post to score the goal that gave his team the initiative. 8
Best off the bench
Jose Callejon The versatile Spaniard came on for Modric and pushed forward when he could. 6
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