Real Madrid player ratings vs Kashima Antlers: Bale bags a hat-trick

Right Winger- Lucas Vazquez- 7.5/10

By his standards and the recent performances that he has put in, Lucas Vazquez looked slightly off the accelerator in this match but in spite of that, he did above average in the Kashima match. The former Espanyol loanee was once again all over the right hand side and attracted several fouls. His passing with Karim Benzema was formidable yet again and Vazquez did a good job from an overall point of view. He will definitely be starting in the final as well.

Striker- Karim Benzema- 7.5/10

The birthday boy Karim Benzema was leading the line as he looked to celebrate his 31st with a memorable goal. Unfortunately, Karim Benzema had a really good attempt cleared off the line by a Kashima defender. Without that as well, Benzema put in a great display and was all over the place. His underappreciated aspects of being creative minded and selfless benefited Real Madrid once again. Karim Benzema will look for a late birthday present in a goal during the final on Saturday now.

Left Winger- Gareth Bale- 9/10

Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick in what turned out to be a match-winning display from the Welsh Wizard. The Cardiff Express joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez to be the only player to bag a Club World Cup hat-trick and made full use of the chances which came his way. Bale was headed for a complete howler at the end of the second half, but his fortunes changed a little later and he headed out of the stadium with a man of the match award. He was substituted with half an hour to go as Solari eyed the final from thereon.