A Rough Night for Valverde and Tchouaméni / Stunning Stats: Courtois Tops Two Real Madrid Stars

Thibaut Courtois' passing numbers in the first half were higher than those of Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde.

According to "Varesh Se", a special statistic reveals the problems of Real Madrid in making plays from the midfield in the first half of Wednesday night's match against Rome, which was held in the framework of the second week of the group stage of the Champions League, and was achieved with a 3-4 victory for Jose Mourinho's students in a very difficult and spectacular game.

Real Madrid were 3-1 down at the Stadio Olimpico until the 82nd minute, but then scored three goals in a row to win 3-4 in a frantic comeback. AS newspaper has highlighted the crisis of Real Madrid's midfield by publishing statistics, especially in the first 45 minutes when Fede Valverde and Orlin Xwameni were on the field next to each other.

Thibaut Courtois completed 19 more passes than either of Real Madrid's two main defensive midfielders in the first half. Valverde recorded 16 passes and Shawmani 17 passes. These numbers show how much Real Madrid struggled to get possession in the middle of the pitch, yet the first half ended in a 1-1 draw.

The situation improved after the break between the two halves, especially after the arrival of Arda Güler in the 59th minute and Bernardo Silva in the 70th minute. This Turkish player scored both the third and fourth goals.