Iker Casillas
63
7
Marcelo
54
7
Sergio Ramos
Flop of the Match
41
61
Pepe
53
9
Lucky to get away with a stamp on Piti early in the game as the negative aspect to his play appeared once again. Given problems by the pace and movement of Armenteros, Michu and Diego Costa but made one great second-half intervention and was more solid than his central defensive partner.
Arbeloa
32
19
A tidy game on the whole but he doesn't offer enough going forward and Madrid missed an attacking full-back down the right-hand side. He was turned easily by Piti as well and will have been happy to see his rival's rifled effort rebound against the post.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Top of the Match
171
26
The pick of the bunch for his side once more and eventually made the difference with a quite stunning backheeled effort as he improvised with his back to goal. Came close to another when he lashed into the side netting and tested Joel with a fierce free-kick as well.
Xabi Alonso
40
16
Less involved than usual as Madrid struggled in the centre of the park. Unable to find his usual range of passing and was guilty of losing the ball at times. Worked hard for the entire 90 minutes and looked more comfortable in a midfield three late on.
Kaká
56
49
It's either good or bad from the Brazilian of late and this was very much the latter as he struggled to make any impact at all. Unable to pick out Higuain's runs, offered little defensively and looked both slow and sluggish. Replaced on the hour.
Sami Khedira
51
8
Worked hard defensively and provided much-needed support for his back four, but didn't do much positive work with the ball. His exaggerated reaction (he may have fallen awkwardly) saw Michu sent off late on when it wasn't even a foul.
Mesut Özil
55
23
Ozil had little joy after wasting a good opportunity early on, when he had been set up by Marcelo. Worked hard but was lacking his usual trickery and the game passed him by much of the time.
Gonzalo Higuaín
30
33
A willing runner, but he didn't look sharp. Made a mess of a one-on-one with Joel early on as he delayed and was forced wide by the Rayo defence. Beaten to another ball by the goalkeeper in the second half and drifted offside too often. Disappointing.
• Substitutions
Fabio Coentrao
38
9
Came on and tucked in at left-back as Marcelo moved forward. Defended bravely and worked tirelessly as Madrid were left hanging on at the end.
Esteban Granero Molina
30
10
Came on for the last 10 minutes to close up the midfield as Marcelo made way.
Callejón
38
9
Looked lively a
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