Real Madrid's best and worst players draw with Athletic Club

By Jack Gallagher

Real Madrid ended the 2022/23 Liga on Sunday evening with a 1-1 draw against Athletic Club.

The Blancos initially went behind early in the second half thanks to an Oihan Sancet goal, but found a way back into the game through (yes, you guessed it) departing Karim Benzema.

The French striker’s penalty was not only enough to secure a draw, but also a second place in La Liga.

Here are Real Madrid’s best and worst players according to the game 90 minutesplayer ratings of:

Real Madrid’s best player against Athletic Club

Thibaut Courtois – 9/10

Did Thibaut Courtois expect to have to make seven saves, one of them from a penalty, to ensure Real Madrid didn’t lose on Sunday?

Probably not.

Did he though?

Absolutely.

The Belgian proved once again why he is the best goalkeeper around this weekend, making a series of surprising stops to earn Los Blancos what proved to be a crucial point.

Honorable mention

Vinicius Junior – 8/10

It’s officially official: watching Vinicius Junior is the most fun a football fan can have.

The Brazilian was once again Real Madrid’s most powerful striker against Athletic Club on Sunday, causing a stir with his incredible dribbling prowess. Were it not for a poor finishing from Rodrygo, Vini would have ended the game with perhaps the assist of the season to his credit, as he put his Brazilian colleague on the field after a brilliant labyrinth run down the right wing.

Real Madrid’s worst player against Athletic Club

Dani Ceballos – 3/10

It was basically not Dani Ceballos’ day on Sunday.

Honestly, we’d forgotten he was on the pitch until he was carelessly dispossessed in his back-third ahead of Athletic’s goal. He was hooked shortly after that mistake.

A bad exit.