Real Madrid

3.46

• 
  67

  13

  3.50

  Iker Casillas

  Barely troubled during the first half, got down well to make a save from Aspas.

• 
  67

  12

  3.50

  Raphaël Varane

  An accomplished display from the French teenager, who was not overawed playing in front of the Bernabeu crowd. Aerial threat from corners only added to his performance.

• 
  57

  19

  3.50

  Pepe

  Led from the front in defense, always on hand to cut Celta's offensive efforts at source.

• 
  68

  13

  3.50

  Sergio Ramos

  Given ample space to charge down the right flank, and troubled Celta with his passing. Had a couple of excellent set piece opportunities.

• 
  112

  27

  3.00

  Kaká

  Showed several moments of inspiration during the first half, playing in Higuain for the opener. Taken off at the break.

• 
  74

  36

  2.50

  Mesut Özil

  Looked crowded out of the game at times by Cristiano's insistence on drifting out to the right wing, and struggled to leave his own mark on proceedings.

• 
  54

  21

  3.50

  Xabi Alonso

  Charged with anchoring the midfield, and performed his duties with little fuss and a handful of ferocious tackles.

• 
  76

  20

  3.50

  Michael Essien

  Looked comfortable enough as an improvised fullback, given few problems by Celta. One exquisite cross should have ended in a goal.

• 
  200

  28

  3.50

  Luka Modric

  The lynchpin of Madrid's precise gameplan, always secure in possession and created several chances with his neat touches.

• 
  100

  117

  4.00

  Cristiano Ronaldo Top of the Match

  Far from a vintage display by the Portugual international. When it counted, however, he stepped up to put the game beyond Celta's reach with a perfect penalty.

• 
  80

  18

  4.00

  Gonzalo Higuaín

  Only Pipita will know if he meant to send the ball looping over Alvarez's head to open the scoring, but it made the difference in a first half of few chances.

Substitutions

• 
  47

  12

  3.50

  Callejón

  A real livewire after entering in the second half, had several great opportunities.

• 
  54

  15

  3.50

  Ángel Di María

  One of the stars of the second period for Madrid after coming on for Kaka, intelligent passing.

• 
  49

  8

  Karim Benzema

  The striker enjoyed a brief cameo in place of Higuain.

Celta

3.07

• 
  4

  7

  2.50

  Sergio

  Guilty of straying off his line for Higuain's goal, but redeemed himself with a handful of good saves.

• 
  6

  6

  3.50

  Hugo Mallo

  A massive performance on the right hand side of defense, blocked almost everything Madrid could throw at him.

• 
  3

  6

  3.00

  Roberto Lago

  Dealt with Ronaldo well on the left during the first half, let very little past him all game.

• 
  4

  6

  3.00

  Andres Tuñez Arceo

  The Venezuela international dealt well with Madrid's star-studded attack, although gaps started to appear towards the end.

• 
  4

  10

  2.50

  Gustavo Daniel Cabral Flop of the Match

  Defended solidly, but a silly push on Ozil gifted Madrid a penalty and put the game out of reach.

• 
  5

  6

  3.50

  Oubiña

  Harried and tackled with enthusiasm, and was not daunted by the glittering names opposite.

• 
  4

  6

  3.50

  Alex López

  The pick of the midfield for Celta, made the most of what little ball he enjoyed to try and get his team moving in the rival half.

• 
  5

  6

  3.00

  Cristian Bustos

  Passed the ball intelligently and linked well with Aspas and Lopez, although possession was hard to come by throughout the clash.

• 
  5

  6

  3.00

  Augusto Fernández

  The Argentine was as enthusiastic as ever in chasing down every ball and man in a white shirt. Had little opportunity to get forward.

• 
  4

  6

  3.50

  Iago Aspas

  The focal point of Celta's sporadic forays into attack during the opening hour, it was a surprise to see him withdrawn towards the end.

• 
  8

  6

  3.00

  Michael Krohn-Dehli

  Battled gamely up front, but needed more ammunition and looked lost at times on the left.

Substitutions

• 
  4

  6

  3.00

  Bermejo

  Was a thorn in the side of Madrid's defence, moving well and trying to force his team back into proceedings.

• 
  12

  5

  3.00

  Chu-Young Park

  Had Celta's best chance of the game with a powerful header, palmed away by Casillas.

• 
  7

  4

  3.00

  De Lucas

  Stretched Essien on occasion after coming on in the second half, and forced a good save from Casillas.