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Not every win needs to be pretty. Real Madrid secured an ugly 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig on Tuesday to take the lead in their Champions League last 16 clash, relying more on individual quality than overall dominance against the German hosts, who were left disappointed not to have taken more from the Game . Here's how the players fared in 90min 's player ratings. Real Madrid's best player vs RB Leipzig Andriy Lunin - 9/10 Madrid really needed Lunin / ODD ANDERSEN/GettyImages Just the nine saves for Lunin, who was undoubtedly the star of Madrid's victory in Germany. From the first moment, Lunin had to be alert to the potent threat of Benjamin Sesko, who could have easily had a hat-trick inside the opening five minutes. The Ukraine international never took his eye off the prize and ended the game with a huge nine saves. Honourable mention Aurelien Tchouameni - 8/10 Tchouameni was the anchor in Madrid's defence and had to work incredibly hard as the experienced vete...

Liverpool moved top of the Premier League with a tricky 2-0 victory over Burnley on Tuesday evening. Darwin Nunez struck from range in an overwhelmingly dominant first half which also saw a Cody Gakpo goal ruled out for a foul. Harvey Elliott later saw an effort chalked off for offside after the break. Burnley threatened to get back into the Game in the second half but Diogo Jota's 50th Liverpool goal late on ultimately put the hosts to bed. How the game unfolded Burnley made a red-hot start but the first real opportunity of the game fell to Liverpool. Harvey Elliott's strike from range forced James Trafford into a smart save inside four minutes, before Mohamed Salah was caught offside from the rebound. Liverpool wouldn't have to wait long for their opener. With six minutes on the clock, Nunez pulled the trigger from outside the box and carefully guided the ball into Trafford's bottom corner. The Burnley stopper pulled out an excellent save to deny an immediate secon...