Coaches often say that when an opponent scores a goal against you right at the beginning of a match, you can fall apart and everything you told your players beforehand goes out the window - and that is partly what happened at Anoeta on Sunday.
Real Madrid surged into a 1-0 lead thanks to Gareth Bale - and Dani Carvajal's flawless cross - and they went on from that moment without having to go up a gear.
What ended up killing Real Sociedad was the classy goal of Marco Asensio, one which football schools will one day teach to aspiring players.
There were just moments of the first half remaining when that goal hit the back of the net, so it took away some of Real Sociedad's desire to play the second half, as they knew the result was essentially confirmed.
I imagine that Asensio's goal provoked an inner burst of joy in Zinedine Zidane as he was the one who insisted that the 20-year-old stay in the first team this season.
Rafa Benitez, on the other hand, would have loaned him out.
Asensio, therefore, is the kind of player destined for the national team.
Real Madrid surged into a 1-0 lead thanks to Gareth Bale - and Dani Carvajal's flawless cross - and they went on from that moment without having to go up a gear.
What ended up killing Real Sociedad was the classy goal of Marco Asensio, one which football schools will one day teach to aspiring players.
There were just moments of the first half remaining when that goal hit the back of the net, so it took away some of Real Sociedad's desire to play the second half, as they knew the result was essentially confirmed.
I imagine that Asensio's goal provoked an inner burst of joy in Zinedine Zidane as he was the one who insisted that the 20-year-old stay in the first team this season.
Rafa Benitez, on the other hand, would have loaned him out.
Asensio, therefore, is the kind of player destined for the national team.
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