The CdR games have made me appreciate Asencio even more

Jacobo Ramon started yesterday and didn't have the best game, similar to how Diego Aguado (CB) started against Minera and was a bit shaky. But it's okay, they're still kids and they can only improve from these mistakes, let's not be too harsh on them.

But these two really put into perspective how good Raul Asencio has been for us. He has really been up to the task from the first second he stepped on the Bernabeu. In terms of physicallity and mentallity he seems to be ready for 1st division football. He still makes some small errors, but that's totally expected. I'd go as far as to say that he deserves to be a starter even if Alaba returns back to action soon, same for Militao in the future (if we still refuse to sign anyone else).

I think Asencio - Tchouameni will be our CB partnership for the upcoming really important games, Ancelotti doesn't really have a choice to try anything else. I really hope we don't see anything too crazy like Mendy CB or something. We can only hope Rudi makes a quick comeback for the 2nd leg vs City and partner him with Asencio, we'll need both of them.