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Realmadrid.com analyses our players' performances during the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy.

Casillas: Despite not having much work to do, he proved his quality in the few times he has to participate.

Albiol: The defender showed his leadership skills, was always well positioned on the mark and kept the defence in line.

Garay: The Argentinean looked confident in the centre of defence. He could have scored a great goal but the ball hit the post.

Marcelo: He is improving at a great pace, especially on defence. He spelled danger on the offensive end and served the assist to Benzema's opening goal.

Arbeloa: He never grew tired of running down the wing and crossing the ball.  He had a chance to score but his shot hit the post.

Lass: The Frenchman always performs at a high level. Despite being praised constantly for his defensive skills, he has much more in store. He balanced the game and allowed Xabi Alonso and Kaka to move freely on offensive positions. He scored a spectacular goal from outside the box.

Xabi Alonso: The Basque midfielder solves every action in the simplest and most efficient way. His gives the game the appropriate pace in every action.

Cristiano Ronaldo: The Portuguese star combined constantly with his team-mates. His definitive adaptation is just a matter of time. He gave the assist in the team’s third goal of the evening and received several ovations from the crowd.

Kaka: He directed Real Madrid’s offensive plays with elegance and good judgement. The Whites are bound to play good football when he is around.

Raul: The captain put pressure on the defenders, helped the midfield and always passed the ball to the best-positioned team-mate. He scored a well-deserved goal.

Benzema: The striker was the man of the match. He scored two quite different goals showing his broad collection of movements up front.

Granero: He proved his quality coming off the bench in the second half. Raul scored a header from one of his corner-kicks.

Pepe: He returned to the centre defence after several games as midfielder. He wasn’t troubled by Rosenborg’s forwards.

Higuain: He came into the game half-way through the second half. He had a chance to score but was denied by Jarstein.

Robben: The Dutch winger is always a danger for the opponent defence. He constantly looked for open spaces to take advantage of his great pace.

Drenthe: He occupied Marcelo’s spot as left back. He crossed the ball on a couple of times and had no trouble on defence.

Guti: He took Kaka 's place as offensive leader. He made several of his landmark through passes and directed the midfield.

Diarra and Van Nistelrooy: The greatest news is seeing them once more fit to play.