Atletico Madrid silenced critics with a 1-0 victory against Juventus at the Estadio Vincente Calderon on Matchday Two of the Champions League.
A solitary goal from Arda Turan was enough to seal the win for the Spaniards, in what was a highly contested battle.
Despite the loss, the Bianconeri retain top position in group A, while the Rojiblancos move into second spot after a shock loss to Greek side Olympiakos on Matchday One, though all teams are locked on three points.
Here are our player ratings for the game. Do you agree?
Atletico Madrid
Migel Angel Moya – N/A
Never had a save to make as the Bianconeri failed to get one shot on target.
Cristian Ansaldi – 6 – Consistent
Played a solid game against his former side and contained Fernando Llorente. In addition, he made several threatening runs down the left flank.
Miranda – 7 – Battled
Key in shutting down Llorente yet made a few defensive errors.
Diego Godin – 7 – Rock
Had and important role in containing Carlos Tevez and bolstered a strong defence.
Juanfran – 6.5 – Sure
Was effective in neutralising the crosses and passing of Patrice Evra.
Saul Niguez – 5 – Ineffective
Saul Niguez was largely ineffective throughout the match and was mostly restricted by the visitors.
Tiago – 5.5 – Mediocre
The former Juventus player was responsible for several key balls into the box, but had little effect on the game.
Koke – 6 – Pin
The Spaniard had an average game but was also responsible for several pin-point crosses.
Arda Turan – 7 – Winner
The Turkish international was the eventual goalscorer and continually put himself in threatening forward positions.
Raul Garcia – 6 – Excelled
The Rojiblanco’s captain for the evening seemed to be everywhere on the pitch helping his team mates and was a key presence in defence when the Old Lady countered.
Mario Mandzukic – 5.5 – Average
This was the stellar Croatian’s return to the side following a broken nose. He was a solid presence in the forward line and created a few chances on goal.
Substitutes
Antoine Griezmann – 5 – Pace
Came off the bench for Saul Niguez and injected an extra element of pace into the Rojiblancos.
Mario Suarez – 5 – Help
Was brought on by coach Diego Simeone to bolster the defence from a Bianconeri onslaught and did so.
Guilherme Siquiera – N/A
Switched with Turan yet too little time was left on the clock for him to make a significant contribution.
Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon – 6 – Unlucky
An average game for the Italian international who was not really challenged yet failed to see and stop Turan’s goal.
Giorgio Chiellini – 6 – Anchor
The Italian was the anchor of the defence and tightly marked Mandzukic yet failed to stop the goal by Turan.
Leonardo Bonucci – 5.5 – Inconsistent
Always a strength in defence however made several near-costly errors and was given a yellow card.
Martin Caceres – 6 – Replaced
Did not have as much of an influence in the match due to a recent thigh strain and was eventually replaced by Roberto Pereya.
Patrice Evra – 4.5 – Tired
Was largely contained by defender Juanfran and hence could not provide decent balls in for the two forwards.
Paul Pogba – 5 – Off
The Frenchman had an average match and was unusually poor from set pieces. However his involvement in the midfield trio allowed Juventus to retain much of the possession in the first half.
Claudio Marchisio – 6 – Battled
Played a key role for the bianconeri in the absence of Andrea Pirlo. Heavily involved in the game and was responsible for many of the efforts going forward as he provided pace, energy and made several key passes.
Arturo Vidal – 5 – Rushed
Key in retaining possession for the Bianconeri and had a shot on goal.
Stephen Lichtsteiner – 5.5 – Workhorse
Continually attempted to make runs down the right flank and place balls into the area yet was restricted by the rojiblanco defence who were eminent on stopping crosses from the wings.
Fernando Llorente – 4 – Static
Failed to keep possession in the box and was mostly contained by Cristian Ansaldi.
Carlos Tevez – 5 – Restricted
Threatened however was constantly surrounded by Atletico defenders whom largely restricted his influence.
Substitutes
Roberto Pereya – 5 – Injection
Came on in the 76th minute and injected pace into the Bianconeri line-up and looked threatening when coming forward on the counter.
Alvaro Morata – N/A
Entered in the 84th minute and failed to have any significant contributions yet was given a yellow card after a brutal tackle.
Sebastian Giovinco – N/A
Not enough time to really contribute to the attack yet managed to get a yellow card for a handball in the box.
