Authoring a gigantic performance against Atlético Madrid’s Colchoneros in the Champions League Round of 16, Raúl Asencio is set to enter a new phase of his young career.

Like a rocket, Raúl Asensio’s career is taking off. Starting from nothing last November, the young defender, who celebrated his 22nd birthday last month, has become the people’s player in Spain. Whether Catalans, Madrilenians, or Basques, everyone agrees that there is no better Spanish defender at the moment than the native of Las Palmas. This Wednesday, in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 against Atlético, Asencio delivered another insane performance.

It’s confirmed for Asencio in the national team

With several world-class interventions and a 35.8 km/h sprint to stop a counter-attack from Rodrigo de Paul at the Civitas Metropolitano, the Madrid player has become the fastest centre-back in this season’s Champions League. Thanks to his exceptional performances in recent months, the player described as rare by doctor Pedro Luis Ripoll due to his mental, emotional, and physical capabilities is set to become a Spanish international. Indeed, in this March, when national teams are resuming competition, Luis de la Fuente, the manager of La Roja, has decided to call up Carlo Ancelotti’s star.

Before even the kick-off of the match between the Colchoneros and the Madrilenians, Miguel Ángel Díaz, a journalist from the Cope radio station, confirmed that Raúl Asencio was on Luis de la Fuente’s list for the upcoming international break. After his latest XXL performance, the 22-year-old centre-back received confirmation of his call-up. From nothing just four months ago, the native of Las Palmas is now set to become a Spanish international and play against the Netherlands in the Nations League quarter-finals. On Friday, we will get the confirmation of this big news when the list of players is made public.

This is great news for the star, whose market value is soaring. After the last international breaks, where no Real Madrid player was called up by manager Luis de la Fuente, Raúl Asencio is set to save the day and, no doubt, become an indisputable figure in his country. What a meteoric rise!!!