"Better than Cubarsi" "Boy is class" - Fans praise Real Madrid academy graduate for his showing in win against Leganes

Real Madrid fans heaped praise on their academy player Raul Asencio following his performance against Leganes in La Liga on Sunday (Nov. 24). Asencio impressed on the night as he made his debut start for Los Blancos.

Real Madrid traveled to Estadio Municipal de Butarque to face Leganes in their 13th league game of the 2024-25 campaign. Eager to reduce the gap between them and Barcelona on the La Liga table, Carlo Ancelotti’s men started the game by bossing possession. Their efforts were rewarded in the 43rd minute as Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring.

Midway through the second half, Federico Valverde doubled Los Blancos’ lead. Jude Bellingham put the game to bed five minutes from time, and Real Madrid earned a 3-0 victory.

While most Real Madrid players performed well, Raul Asencio stood out among fans. He was named in the starting XI against Leganes as Eder Militao couldn’t feature due to injury.

He was solid at the heart of the defense and helped them keep two consecutive clean sheets for the second time in La Liga this season. Asencio made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 4-0 victory against Osasuna on Nov. 9.

Asencio played the entirety of the game against Leganes. He completed 84% of his passes, had 60 touches and entered the opposition box twice. He won 50% of tackles, made five clearances and two recoveries. He wasn't dribbled past, won four of seven duels and dominated in aerial duels, winning all of them. He had a rating of 7.4 (per FotMob).

Here is how fans reacted to his performance. One fan wrote:

''Better than Cubarsi.''

Another tweeted:

''Boy is class.''

''This guy is actually insane wth,'' @Goonie2121 wrote.

''Boy looked really solid! Good addition to defence,'' @Amaterasu_o_0 chimed in.

''Asencio > Militao'' @RockyG554 wrote.

''Solid performance from the young lad. Hope he really makes the most of the opportunity to be important for us,'' @Madridicles commented.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is surprised with Raul Asencio, says he’s 'very mature'

Apart from the fans, Carlo Ancelotti also assessed Raul Asencio's performances on Sunday. Ancelotti was surprised by the maturity he displayed in the game.

Asencio is a product of Real Madrid’s La Fábrica youth academy. He is playing for the reserve team of Los Blancos (Real Madrid Castilla). After the win against Leganes, Ancelotti said (via Managing Madrid):

“I was surprised in the sense that he is very mature. I don’t see any concern or concern in him. He is always very well positioned. This means that the youth team has done a very good job with him.”

Madrid will next be in action against Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday (Nov. 27).