After a discreet performance midweek against Atlético Madrid, Marco Asensio was able to bounce back brilliantly this weekend against Angers, where he showed a completely different side. More incisive and inspired, the former Real Madrid player was decisive, delivering no less than three assists, thus signing a memorable performance.
His intelligent movement and quality of passing made the difference, and it was he who allowed Kang-In Lee to score twice, giving the Korean a brace on perfectly timed crosses from the left side. But Asensio didn't stop there. Full of confidence, he also found Bradley Barcola for the French winger's ninth goal of the season, thus consolidating his status as a creative playmaker.
This performance allows him to overtake Ousmane Dembélé in the passer rankings with five assists, moving up alongside Joao Neves. It should be noted that the LFP did not classify one of Neves' passes against Le Havre as decisive, which leaves the two men tied in this ranking.
