Carlo Ancelotti, manager of Real Madrid, has provided an explanation for Marcos Asensio’s penalty during his team’s 1-0 La Liga loss to Mallorca on Sunday.
Asensio missed a penalty as Nacho’s own goal gave Mallorca all three points against Real Madrid.
As a result of the result, Real Madrid is now five points behind La Liga leader Barcelona.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Ancelotti gave a reason why Asensio took the penalty and not Rodrygo, he said: “I picked the taker because Benzema, Modrić and Kroos were all off the pitch at that point.
“It was between Asensio and Rodrygo and we thought that Rodrygo might be a little mentally affected from his miss in the World Cup.”
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