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Tottenham smash Real Madrid: Glorious player ratings for Spurs

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Zinedine Zidane, Manager of Real Madrid shake hands following the game at the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on November 1, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Zinedine Zidane, Manager of Real Madrid shake hands following the game at the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on November 1, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur is injured during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on November 1, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur is injured during the UEFA Champions League group H match between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid at Wembley Stadium on November 1, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

Toby Alderweireld-6

Alderweireld’s injury was the only blemish on a pretty amazing day for Tottenham. He clearly suffered a hamstring injury that Pochettino will pray isn’t too serious.

As a result, he only earns a mediocre rating of six for his performance. He was really good during his time on the pitch, but he wasn’t there long enough to really put his talents on full display.

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Davinson Sanchez-8

It was great to see Sanchez back into the Spurs starting XI. He’d missed the last two matches, but his presence against Real Madrid was greatly appreciated.

Time and time again he managed to make crucial challenges to keep Zidane’s attack at bay. It wasn’t a stylish outing per se, but it was a very effective shift for the talented Colombian defender.

Jan Vertonghen-7.5

I saw some chatter on social media touting Vertonghen as the Man of the Match but I didn’t quite see it that way. He was good, but it wasn’t his best performance in a Spurs shirt.

Defensively, he deserves a ton of credit for keeping Cristiano Ronaldo quiet. The world-class attacker had no success against the sturdy Belgian defender. Vertonghen only gets his performance knocked down a bit for being caught out of position a few times. Ben Davies needed a bit more support than he got from Vertonghen.

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