Raul Asensio, Getty Images December 11, 2025, 11:25 am

The central defender of Real Madrid Raul Asensio spoke after losing the match with Manchester City (1:2) in the framework of the 6th round of the general stage of the Champions League. His words are quoted by Marca.

“Manchester City are a great team but I don’t think they did enough to win. Maybe we deserved more.

But this is football and the team that scores more goals wins. And in this case it was Manchester City. We need to up our game.

We are criticized in every match. It was always like that in Real Madrid. We know the pressure we are under in every match, whether things are going well or not.

Everyone is fully behind Xabi Alonso. The main thing that needs to be changed is the attitude towards the matter. And I think we saw changes in this match,” Asensio said.