3 reasons why Real Madrid beat Leganes

#1 Asensio and Isco have truly arrived

Unstoppable

Marco Asensio does not play like a youngster who's struggling to make an impact anymore. Come to think of it, he never really was but now he's dismissed the last hint of doubt and has become a very important player for Lopetegui.

Asensio won a penalty yet again. All 3 of Real Madrid's previous penalties have been won by Asensio. He switched flanks with Bale on several occasions and was a handful throughout the length of the game. He had almost opened the scoring for the Blancos but his looped effort, after being played one v one with the goalkeeper, missed the mark by mere inches.

It looks like Lopetegui's appointment and Ronaldo's departure couldn't have come at a better time for a lot of these players.

Oh, and Isco. Brought on for Luka Modric in the second half, Isco dominated the opposition with his quick feet and gazelle like movement. He was taunting the defenders into committing and then whisking the ball away and taking the piss.

Isco should have got a goal but his first time finish from a Lucas Vazquez cross, in the dying embers of the game, was sent straight at the goalkeeper.

There was a roulette that Isco pulled off in the second half, on the right side of the area that had the the Bernabeu gasping for breath. He sent not one but two defenders chasing shadows with a quite exceptional turn that extracted a loud heave from the crowd.

Zidane was a great manager but perhaps, Lopetegui is the better coach. And that's showing in the way Isco has come to life. If Isco keeps this up, Real Madrid will once again be the side to beat in Europe.

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