Raul Asensio is mentally fit for Saturday’s trip to Real Betis, the Los Blancos boss has confirmed.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti insists Raul Asensio is in good spirits and ready to play again after the 22-year-old defender was แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ substituted at half-time in the 1-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first leg win at Real Sociedad after being chanted ‘fuck you’ by home fans, distracting the player and earning a yellow card for a foul.
‘He has the quality to play in that position, he’s a different right-back to Lucas [Vazquez] and [Federico] Valverde, when you have a winger like Rodrygo you don’t need as many forward full-backs and he defends very well,’ Ancelotti said of Asensio.
The Italian coach insists he will have no hesitation in starting Asensio at Real Betis amid a tense atmosphere at the Benito Villamarin Stadium due to his confidence in the 22-year-old’s mentality.
‘The player is fine, he is recovering well. I was affect and it’s normal. It’s been two or three days and he’s ready to play. Something happened that shouldn’t have happened. The protocols were very good.’
‘I play him when I want to play him. We don’t think about anything else. This doesn’t have to happen. The disrespect doesn’t have to happen.’
Real Madrid will be without Jude Bellingham, who serves a second game of suspension after Los Blancos’ appeal was reject, but Real Betis will have Antony available after their appeal against a red card against Real Betis was successful. Ancelotti said of the move: ‘I’m talking about Bellingham and, for me, it seems unfair. I don’t want to talk about Antony.’