Doug Roberson's ratings for Atlanta United's players from Wednesday's 3-0 loss to Monterrey in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal series at Estadio BBVA Bancomer:
Goalkeeper Brad Guzan, 4: Guessed right on the penalty but couldn't stop it. ... Made two saves around the 55th minute. .... Not much he could do on the second goal. ... The third goal was hit into the roof of the net.
Centerback Miles Robinson, 5: Cleaned up a couple of messes in the first 20 minutes. ... Probably the steadiest of the centerbacks for the four consecutive game.
Centerback Michael Parkhurst, 4: Probably could have done better on the third goal when it appeared that Jesus Gallardo was his man on the back post. ... Did his best playing right centerback, which isn't his best position.
Centerback Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, 3: Whistled for a penalty that led to Monterrey's first goal on a penalty kick. ... Picked up a yellow, which means he will miss the home leg. ... Whether or not the penalty was fair, he made the ref make a decision.
Right wingback Mikey Ambrose, 4: Again put in a tough situation because he is left-footed trying to play on the right and because Julian Gressel was out with an injury. ... Got forward once to put in a cross, but that was it on offense.
Left wingback Brek Shea, 4: Got forward well but his defense still needs improvement if he's going to start in place of the injured George Bello.
Defensive midfielder Eric Remedi, 4: Looked sharp early, but a yellow card in the 23rd minute after a late tackle seemed to take away some of his sharpness. ...
Midfielder Darlington Nagbe, 4: Did his best to try to connect the defense to offense, but it seemed he was often outnumbered in the midfield. ... Could have done better to close down Dorlan Pabon on the second goal.
Midfielder Ezequiel Barco, 3: Struggled in the first 20 minutes. ... Fouled four times. ... The only chance he created that stands out was cancelled by an offside. ...
Midfielder Pity Martinez, 4: Forced a save on a free kick near the 18th minute. .... Another free kick in the 30th minute caused a gasp but no goal. ... Fouled 10 times, making it hard to do anything. ... When he did have the ball, he didn't seem to be on same page as any of his teammates. ... Had the one shot on goal.
Striker Josef Martinez, 5: Absolutely no service for the second consecutive game and third of four played. ... No shots. ...
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