Tottenham smash Real Madrid: Glorious player ratings for Spurs

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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Kieran Trippier of Tottenham Hotspur and Marcelo of Real Madrid battle for the ball 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) /

Kieran Trippier-8.5

Full credit to Trippier for making my pre-match concerns look foolish. I thought his lack of pace made him a very poor wingback to dispatch against Real Madrid’s attack. Instead, he helped Spurs dominate this match with his skill on the ball.

Real Madrid did start to go at Trippier late in the match, but by the time they started it was already too late. The English international had punished them with quite a few dangerous crosses into the box. In the end, he was only able to notch one assist, but he created tons of scoring opportunities for his attack.

Ben Davies-6.5

The Welsh left back might have been the weak link for Spurs on the afternoon. Real Madrid clearly targeted him from the opening whistle and they found some success down his flank. Fortunately, he held up defensively just enough to keep it comfortable for Pochettino’s squad.

In fairness, he did a much better job in this fixture of keeping Real Madrid quiet than Jan Vertonghen did at Real Madrid. He was caught out several times, but for the most part he played a smart match. Davies isn’t ever going to be a world-class player, but he put in another solid shift in this match.

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