Raul Asencio He has become that player that Real Madrid needed after the plague of injuries that plagued the team. In just two games, one as a substitute and the other as a starter, he has earned the trust of his teammates, coach and coaching staff. The youth squad suggests that he could start this Wednesday against Liverpool.
«He surprised me in the sense that he is not afraid and is always well positioned. “That means that they have done a great job in the quarry,” he declared. Ancelotti after the victory against Leganés last Sunday. Militao’s serious injury in the match with Osasuna gave way to the debut of the Canarian, who surprised teammates and spectators with an impeccable assist to Jude Bellingham.
In his second game, his first as a starter, the Real Madrid youth player responded without fear to the coach’s demands. The Spaniard, who is the seventh centre-back to partner Rüdiger in just two seasons, was well positioned, skilled in getting the ball out and with an ease unbecoming of a 21-year-old footballer who is making his first start with the club. Real Madrid.
In 160 minutes that Asencio and Rüdiger have played as a couple at the back, the merengue team has conceded 0 goals and scored 7. If they are Ancelotti’s starting central duo this Wednesday, they will have to face the most fit team of Europe. Liverpool appears at Anfield as the sole leader of the Premier League and the group stage of the new Champions League format. The Reds have gone 14 games without defeat, being a solid team in defense and lethal in attack.
The fittest team in Europe
The club led by Arne Slot He is the one that concedes the fewest goals in the Premier (8) and the second that scores the most (24). His numbers in the Champions League are not small either, with 10 goals for and only 1 against. If we take into account the rivals Liverpool have faced in the league, these numbers may become more creditable. Milan, Bologna, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen are the teams that the British club has left behind this season.
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