Monaco could not manage their visit to Real Madrid (6-1) on the seventh matchday of the Champions League group stage. Sébastien Pocognoli's team was thrashed at the Santiago Bernabéu by a 'merengue' side that rediscovered their scoring touch despite, once again, showing defensive frailties. Ansu Fati started for the Principality side but could do nothing to prevent his team's heavy defeat

The forward, on loan from FC Barcelona, entered the XI in a Champions League match for the first time since matchday 3 against Tottenham (0-0). Although he started very active as an attacking midfielder, the '31' was not sharp in his finishing, even though he was the most active in the French attack, along with winger Maghnes Akliouche.

Ansu wasted a golden opportunity on his return to the Bernabéu

In the 18th minute, Caio Enrique sent a cross into the box from the right, allowing Ansu to get into a good position to shoot, but the strike from the player from Bissau was weak and the ball went wide. Madrid was already leading at that point thanks to a goal from **Kylian Mbappé** in the 5th minute, and seven minutes later, the '10' for Madrid would score the second.

Fati was on the field for 60 minutes, during which he **completed 15 out of 19 passes (79%) and won 3 out of 4 individual duels**. He also recovered a ball and drew a foul, but coach Pocognoli opted to replace him in the 61st minute, bringing on Mamadou Coulibaly in his place.

Monaco threw in the towel after goals from Franco Mastantuno and Thilo Kehrer in the first ten minutes of the second half. Vinicius scored the fifth in the 63rd minute and Jude Bellingham sealed the rout in the 80th. For Ansu, Tuesday's match was his 16th of the season (679 minutes) in which he has scored 7 goals, the last of them last weekend against Lorient (1-3)

Ansu Fati's records against Real Madrid

  1. Minutes played: 60
  2. Goals: 0
  3. Assists: 0
  4. Chances created: 2
  5. Completed passes: 15 of 19 (79%)
  6. Duels won: 3 of 4 (75%)
  7. Dribbles: 1 of 1 (100%)
  8. Defensive actions: 2
  9. Recoveries: 1
  10. Shots on target: 0 of 2
  11. Balls recovered: 2
  12. Losses: 1
  13. Fouls suffered: 1