In the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 and then advanced to the final with a score of 3-2. There is a way that winning is not terrible, lacking who is embarrassing. For this sentence, the midfielder Asensio who was replaced by Real Madrid coach Ancelotti has a deep understanding. It was after he left the field that Real Madrid's attack quickly improved, and then achieved a stunning reversal. Seeing this, Real Madrid fans have sighed: Zidane is still accurate, and he has refused to reuse him twice. It's a tough one!
Looking back at Zidane's previous two previous coaches at Real Madrid, Asensio, who is regarded by fans as the "crown prince", is difficult to reuse: although the number of appearances looks like a lot, the key games rarely give him a chance. The reason for this is that Asensio's strengths and weaknesses are obvious: the advantage is superb shooting, especially a super long-range shot. The disadvantage is that there is nothing else to do, the dribbling technology is average and not fast enough. Coupled with the overly sticky style of playing, many of Real Madrid's counter-attack opportunities have ended because of his participation. What makes Real Madrid fans even more speechless is that Asensio, who carries the "idol baggage", is not active enough to defend, resulting in huge defensive pressure on the right-back on the same side.
Instead of reflecting on improving the way he played, Asensio had the idea of leaving the team. This makes it harder for him to gain Zidane's trust. Fortunately, with Ancelotti returning to the Bernabeu, Asensio saw hope. Not to mention, Ancelotti took Asensio seriously. Not only did he persuade him to stay in the team before the season, but he was not given a starting chance after the start of the season.
However, Asensio responded to Ancelotti's trust with a "complex" performance. The reason why it is complicated is because the performance of the Real Madrid midfield is too for fans to evaluate. On the one hand, Asensio missed the fighter with various return passes on the offensive end, and the defensive end did not actively return to the defense, resulting in a dangerous situation on the right side of Real Madrid. Asensio, on the other hand, has repeatedly scored from long range. According to statistics, he is the player with the most long-range shots from La Liga so far this season. As many Real Madrid fans complained: except for long-range goals, Asensio had no role on the pitch.
Perhaps expecting Asensio to make a long-range shot, Ancelotti lined him up in the starting lineup against Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, it backfired, and in the face of the tight defense of the Ligue 1 overlords, Asensio did not have the space to shoot from a distance. Without the use value of "only", the Real Madrid midfielder became a burden to the team: the offensive end only knew how to wait for the ball in place, making it difficult for the same side full-back Carvajal to lack cooperation. It was hard to get a chance to shoot in the penalty area, and I couldn't even stop scoring. As for the defensive end, it is as slow as ever. Paris Saint-Germain have advanced into the heart of Real Madrid, and he has just retreated to his own half. Looking back at the goal that Mbappe scored, it was Precisely because of Asensio's mistake.
Such a poor performance made Ancelotti decide to replace Asensio. Embarrassingly, Real Madrid's attack on the right that accompanied his departure immediately picked up. Coupled with Vinicius on the left, Real Madrid, with its wings flying together, began to launch a counterattack. Thanks to Benzema's hat-trick, Real Madrid finally won 3-1 against Paris Saint-Germain and then advanced to a total score of 3-2.
On the one hand, his teammates worked together to achieve a stunning reversal, and on the other hand, Asensio scored the lowest post-match rating of 5.3 in the whole team. As many Real Madrid fans have said: Zidane is still eye-catching and insists on not reusing Asensio. As far as his current ability is concerned, at best, he deserves to play a substitute. So, Ancelotti must not let Asensio start again, unless it is a game of abuse!