"The goals came at crucial moments"

Real Madrid centre-back Raul Asencio highlighted his team's 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, saying that they dominated “from start to finish”. “We are entering a phase of the Champions League in which all the matches are going to be decided by small details," he said.
"We knew of Atletico's quality, but we did a great job dominating from start to finish. We are left with the good individual performances,” he added.
“Both goals - from Rodrygo and Brahim - have helped the team. I'll take that. The goals came at crucial moments and have given us extra motivation to continue to face the different situations that arose in the match.”, he pointed out.
In addition, he spoke about the sporting moment he is living after being substituted against Real Sociedad, at halftime, after seeing yellow in the first half and hearing chants of “Asencio, die” by a sector of the stands and being a substitute against Real Betis last Saturday.
“On a day-to-day basis, I feel very, very good. I feel very comfortable facing this type of matches. I am very well surrounded, I thank my teammates and the coaching staff for everything they do for me. I hope it stays like this for a long time,” he said.