Thibaut Courtois - 8/10
Even when the score was 2-1 to City, some fans kept saying that we had witnessed Thibaut Courtois' best season. Let's just agree on this one – the Belgian was our best performer on this hard night.
Yes, his poor clearance (when the ball was easily picked up by De Bruyne) was a moment to forget but he was faultless when needed, and the 5 saves he registered can't lie.
Karim Benzema - 7/10
The Frenchman did the necessary job. He was posing danger, he scored a great goal, he often dropped deeper to help his teammates develop their attacking efforts. Given that Benzema is not a lone striker and we had Eden Hazard who could take on that role as well, we think Karim had another good game.
Casemiro - 5.5/10
One of the Brazilian's worst outings this season. Casemiro was very close to conceding a penalty in the first half and was giving the ball away too often – something we don't usually expect from him and something that just proves that we need a substitute who'd give Casemiro some well-deserved days of rest.
Eden Hazard - 5.5/10
Although the first 45 mins weren't so bad from him (passes into the final third, a solid shot on target), it seems that the Belgian was a wrong pick for the game. Nothing has really changed in the way he played since the three-month break and sometimes things only worsen – just like on Friday evening.
Raphael Varane - 2/10
Let this mark be the last thing that highlights Varane's poor performance on Friday. These things happen to the greatest and Raphael is no exception. Yes, his two mistakes led to City's easy goals but no one would've guaranteed that we had had a stroll to success if everything was alright here.
