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Toothless Thomas Lemar and reckless Angel Correa earn 2s in Atletico Madrid ratings

Matt Jones

02:21 13/03/2019

Atletico Madrid were dumped out of the Champions League as a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Juventus roared into the quarter-finals.

The visitors might have hoped for a quiet night in Turin but a feverous home crowd were up for this game and they rose the roof when Ronaldo capitalised on early pressure to power the hosts ahead with a towering header midway through the first half. Another header made it 2-0 – Jan Oblak looked to have made a stunning one-handed save but goal-line technology ruled it had crossed.

Ronaldo’s hat-trick – his third a penalty after substitute Angel Correa stupidly felled Federico Bernardeschi – saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage eroded as Diego Simeone’s gutless approach contributed to a meek exit.

Here’s how we rated Los Rojiblancos’ players:

ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2)

Jan Oblak – 7: Lucky to win a foul as Juve’s early goal was ruled out? Perhaps. Seemed he’d made a stunning save from Ronaldo.

Santiago Arias – 5: A busy night patrolling right flank and keeping tabs on marauding Spinazzola and Matuidi. Struggled to do so.

Jose Gimenez – 5: Made only two passes in first half. Team leading 10 clearances. Impetuous at times.

Diego Godin – 6: Important early block, kept a cool head in an early white-hot environment, but couldn’t shackle Ronaldo.

Juanfran – 4: Dominated by Ronaldo – no shame in that – for the opening goal. Looked every one of his 34 years thereafter.

Koke – 6: Grew into the game after Juve smothered him and Saul in the opening 45. But not his best night. Five tackles, three clearances showed his appetite.

Saul Niguez – 5: Like midfield partner, simply outshone by relentless Juventus press. Insipid.

Rodrigo – 5: Worked tirelessly in the midfield, making four clearances, but simply overawed, as were many team-mates.

Thomas Lemar – 2: Brought into the team and was quickly back on the bench after an anonymous outing.

Antoine Griezmann – 3: Knew he’d be in for a lonesome night up front. Got involved defensively. Horribly isolated.

Alvaro Morata – 4: Missed a golden chance to equalise on the night against his old side when he headed over. Biggest contribution was spat with Chiellini.

SUBS:

Angel Correa – 2: Push for penalty was soft but such a reckless thing to do in the box. Absolutely no need. Crazy.

Vitolo N/A: Brought on to supply Morata but simply couldn’t get involved. A grand contribution of 10 touches.

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