Asensio is the lifeguard

Zidane sent him the message and Marco Asensio caught it on the fly. Substitute against Elche, Atalanta and Celta consecutively, a full-blown wake-up call from coach to pupil and now the Spaniard looks like another. Eibar confirmed Asensio's resurrection of the season with a goal, another annulled and a ball to the post that bring dividends to the Madrid coach: Benzema is no longer alone. Between Karim and the Balearic Islands they have made the last eight goals in play for Madrid (In between 'slipped' the penalty from Ramos to Atalanta). Liverpool and El Clásico appear and the white goal is no longer the forced monopoly of a Benzema who supports the pressure while sniffing the LaLiga top scorer. Asensio appears to share his load just when Madrid need him most.

“I'm happy for Marco, this goal will give him energy.” If Zidane spoke like that after the game, it is because he was more than satisfied with the change on the inside. Asensio picked up the glove and spurred himselfor. He took advantage of filling minutes from the bench in 3-1 to the Italians with the last goal of the contest in 84 'and with The Dea arms lowered, almost the same as he did a few days later when he tied the 1-3 in Balaídos in the 94th minute. Stimuli that Zidane took into account.

Asensio was on the rise and also against Eibar had a plus of intimate motivation. He let it show when he beat Dimitrovic 1-0. This time the celebration to heaven was not in memory of his mother, it was for his amona paternal (grandmother), passed away last week. Hours before EuskoFinal of the Copa del Rey, the Mallorcan honored his Basque roots with a goal with great control and driving that was a relief. The famous stone backpack that Ramos was referring to a couple of years ago was being too heavy for the new one. eleven Madridista. A bib that seemed to have become cursed since it fell into the hands of Gareth Bale.

Now they do come in

The footballer's confidence is something so difficult to decipher that not even the interested parties themselves know how to explain it. “The balls that used to hit the post now come in”was Asensio's explanation after scoring another high heel goal, which would have put the Bernabéu on its feet had it not been for the pandemic and because it was offside by centimeters. But the depre At the level of Asensio's performance, it could not be encrypted only in sensations and intangibles. In games like the last Derby, neither the bad taste of the posts, because he didn't even shoot at the door. Nor against weak rivals such as Getafe 2-0 and Huesca 1-2, where an unexpected scorer had to appear in Varane. That was a before that now doesn't worry Asensio. “More goals will come,” he promises. So that Liverpool and Barça take note.