“He is taking advantage of the minutes and deserves more”. Carlo Ancelotti was crystal clear when talking about the contribution of Marco Asensio Real Madrid in the last games. The phrase corresponds to the press conference after the victory against Sevilla, which the Balearic uncorked with two category passes. One to enable vinicius before the assistance of the Brazilian to Lucas; and the other to Fede Valverde for a new missile of charra.
Carletto’s words must give way to the facts tonight before the RB Leipzig. The technician cannot count on Benzema in Valverdetwo of the three starters in his attack, so everything points to Asensio accompanying come y Rodrygo.
It would be the first ownership of the white ’11’ in a season that started crooked for him after a summer moved in relation to his future, but that seems to have straightened out in recent games. Fede’s assistance was preceded by his second goal of the course, against elche, in another prodigy of taking advantage of the minutes. Only 10 had in the Martinez Valero, for the 13 that I enjoyed against the people of Seville. His top in the league are 16 (Osasuna), overall for the season 26‘ who played against him Leipzig in Madrid’s 2-0 win against the Germans at the Bernabu (September 14), with a goal included. Total, only 127 minutes of playspread over eleven appearances, which have barely allowed the best version of Asensio to show through.
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The summer was complicated for the player, who was waiting for a renewal offer that did not arrive a year after the expiration of his contract with Real Madrid, next June 2023. The explosion of Rodrygo Goes did the rest, and both the Balearic and Hazard they were relegated to residual roles. In any case, Asensio wants to rebel and his last two performances fill him with optimism just over a month after Qatar World Cupan appointment for which the white attacker has a safe place on the list of Luis Enrique. His performance with spain is to the liking of the coach, who has lined him up in four of the six matches in the Nations League that the selection has played in this 2022. Asensio has responded with three assists the Gol.
weight loss
The absences condition the white eleven tonight, in which Luka will not be either Modric, who was left on the ground at the last minute because of a muscular problem. Along with those of Karim and Fede, they are without a doubt three losses of weight for Madrid, which is looking in Leipzig for the point of certifying the first place in the group, after achieving the ticket to the round of 16 in the visit to Shakhtar.
Beyond that, for Madrid, with the bullet from Celtic On the last day of the league (November 2 in Madrid), it is about maintaining the winning dynamics of the team in a start to the season that borders on perfection. The draws before health y Shakhtar They have not destabilized in the least a team that has made victories routine, and that is advancing in the foundation of the great objectives of the course, the League and the Champions League, while waiting for the pause forced by the World Cup in Qatar. The final stretch to the World Cup event has a new stop in Leipzig, Indian place in the history of Madridwho doesn’t want to leave homework until the last day.
