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Karim Benzema
He played well against Napoli. He required a good game and it came at the perfect moment, when it mattered. It’s difficult to define him as a player, because he is not a pure number nine or an attacking midfielder. In Argentina they have invented a description for players with Benzema’s characteristics: a “nine-and-a-half.” Against Napoli he scored one, hit the post with another and drew some smart stops out of Pepe Reina.
Cristiano Ronado
He displayed another aspect to his game. He did not play up front, but on the wings. It was a novelty to see him thinking outside the box. He played with 360º vision, seeking his teammates and picking them out with passes. He linked up with Benzema on several occasions and also with Toni Kroos, when he provided the ball for the Germany international to score. It is good for Madrid that Ronaldo is broadening his horizons and adding new facets to his playing style, now that he is no longer supersonic.
Casemiro
He scored a wonderful goal. After the game he explained that Zinedine Zidane asks him to practice long shots in training. Casemiro can add goals to his main sphere of influence, in recovering the ball and initiating attacks. And to make the occasional foul, when it is not detrimental to the team: fouls that costs him few cards because he carries them out with certain scrupulousness. He doesn't make a drama after the foul, he simply trots off to find the ideal position to defend the free kick. He’s a clever lad.
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