§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 6

Real Madrid 1–2 Manchester City

  • Rodrygo 28'
  • O'Reilly 35'
  • Haaland 43' (pen.)

10 December 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Manchester City against Real Madrid on 10 December 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 6).

Manchester City came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 28'.

Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), rated 66, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 6 duels won. Gvardiol produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Real Madrid, the highest-rated player was Arda Güler, with 62.

66
Player of the match

Josko Gvardiol

Manchester City · 90'

Produced 1.32× and cost 0.42× their position's average

Added
  • 8 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 6 duels won 1.3×
  • 3 tackles 1.7×
Took away
  • 3 duels lost 0.8×
  • 5 misplaced passes 0.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Real Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Rodrygo Forward 90 62
Arda Güler Midfielder 32 62
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper 90 57
Jude Bellingham Midfielder 90 43
Antonio Rüdiger Defender 90 42
Aurélien Tchouaméni Midfielder 90 40
Federico Valverde Midfielder 90 40
Raúl Asencio Defender 79 40
Dani Ceballos Midfielder 67 40
Brahim Díaz Forward 23 35
Vinicius Junior Forward 90 32
Gonzalo García Forward 58 31
Álvaro Carreras Defender 90 27
Endrick Forward 11 no rating
Manchester City
PlayerPositionMinRating
Josko Gvardiol ★ Defender 90 66
Rayan Cherki Midfielder 71 56
Rúben Dias Defender 90 55
Nico González Midfielder 90 50
Matheus Nunes Defender 90 47
Jérémy Doku Forward 87 45
Erling Haaland Forward 70 45
Nico O'Reilly Defender 90 44
Omar Marmoush Forward 20 37
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper 90 30
Phil Foden Midfielder 70 28
Bernardo Silva Midfielder 90 27
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder 20 23
Savinho Forward 19 no rating
Nathan Aké Defender 3 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Real Madrid player completed the most dribbles?

Rodrygo, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Jude Bellingham 2, Vinicius Junior 1.

Rodrygo led Real Madrid's forward line with 3 successful dribbles. That was enough to edge Jude Bellingham (2) and Vinicius Junior (1) in a tightly contested clash.

Which Manchester City player won the most duels?

Jérémy Doku, with 11 duels won. Next: Matheus Nunes 9, Nico González 6.

Jérémy Doku controlled individual contests for Manchester City, winning 11 duels. Jérémy Doku finished above Matheus Nunes (9) and Nico González (6) in a demanding encounter.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Real Madrid 1–2 Manchester City, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Josko Gvardiol, 66
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.