Asensio in a sentence

Asensio missed a chance to equalise when his 60th-minute penalty kick was saved by Mallorca goalkeeper Pedrag Rajkovic after Madrid forward Vinicius Junior had been fouled.

Madrid are also set to lose Marco Asensio, who has decided Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires this summer.

Madrid carved out a 2-0 lead against the Blues in the first game with goals from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio, and they could easily have added more.

Marco Asensio is out of contract and Carlo Ancelotti has said he “doesn’t care” if the forward sign a new deal.

Karim Benzema scored one and provided an assist for Marco Asensio, as Los Blancos went four points clear of Barcelona at the top of the table.

Likewise, Marco Asensio has stepped up his return from a knee injury but the match will most likely come too soon, while Mariano Diaz will definitely be out.

Zinedine Zidane’s side beat Valencia 3-0 on Thursday with a superb second-half display and won 3-1 against Eibar in their first game back and the extra time off has allowed and Marco Asensio to return from injury.

And in keeping with the narrative, Bale poked home Real's first goal after Martinez was challenged by Marco Asensio, with Arsenal's pleas for a free-kick being waved away.

Eden Hazard started for Real, who also had to cope with the absence of the injured Marcelo, Isco, Luka Modric, Marco Asensio and Fede Valverde as well as the suspended Sergio Ramos and Nacho Fernandez.

Fellow Madrid attacker Marco Asensio is likely to miss most of the season after rupturing his ACL in a friendly against Arsenal earlier this month, but it had been thought that that injury would have no impact on Bale's future.

Gareth Bale came off the bench at half time and made it 2-1 with 11 minutes of the restart, stabbing in after Emiliano Martinez was unable to hold onto Marco Asensio's effort.

Karim Benzema will be out due to a dislocated thumb, and joins Real's injury list along with the likes of Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Thibaut Courtois, Marcos Llorente and Marco Asensio.

Madrid has struggled for goals since Ronaldo’s departure for Juventus, as Welshman Bale and Marco Asensio failed to successfully step up, and Hazard has come to fill that void, poised to operate from the left flank with a licence to roam.

The Los Blancos link thanks to Beckham could play a big role in sealing the deal - but the Colombian may yet be forced to stay at the Bernabeu thanks to Marco Asensio's serious injury.

Zidane’s stance is understood to have mystified Real president Florentino Pérez, but Zidane is refusing to back down and insisted “nothing has changed” despite Bale’s goal against the Gunners and Marco Asensio's long-term injury.

Zidane was more expansive regarding unfortunate forward Marco Asensio - who suffered ruptured knee ligaments against Arsenal and is set to miss most of the season.

A perfect break allowed Real substitute Marco Asensio to beat Sven Ulreich with a fine effort and grab the winner in the 57th minute.

Asensio has gone down with cramp.

But Lopetegui, who benefited from VAR showing Marco Asensio was onside after initially seeing the goal disallowed for his side’s winner against Espanyol, believes it will more often than not help referees.

Chelsea are keeping tabs on Real Madrid midfielder, Marco Asensio, but any transfer would likely hinge on Eden Hazard moving in the opposite direction, The Sun, UK, reports.