3 Real Madrid players who would benefit the most from Zidane's return

Real Madrid Unveil New Manager Zinedine Zidane
Real Madrid Unveil New Manager Zinedine Zidane

#3 Marco Asensio

Real Madrid CF v RC Celta de Vigo - La Liga
Real Madrid CF v RC Celta de Vigo - La Liga

Marco Asensio got his breakthrough under Zinedine Zidane in the 2016/2017 season, playing a bit-part role in the club's La Liga and Champions League winning campaign. He, however, weighed in with some important goals along the way including in the UCL final triumph over Juventus.

His trajectory continued the next season, as he underlined his importance with two well-taken goals against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, but he expectedly failed to get much playing time as a result of the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The departures of Zidane and Ronaldo saw an improvement in playing time for the Spanish international, but like a lot of his teammates, he struggled to match the heights of previous seasons, watching on helpless as Real's season descended into chaos.

Zidane's return offers the potential for an upturn in fortunes at the club and being the coach who the 23-year-old his breakthrough, you can be sure that he would help the talented forward regain his best form.

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