NEWS | 06/19/2020
"It has been many months of work and I have felt emotion and satisfaction," said the Mallorcan, author of the second Madrid goal.
At the end of the meeting, the Majorcan was the happiest man in the world: “I really wanted to return, it has been many months of work. I have felt a lot of emotion and satisfaction to return. I am very happy to play, to score a goal and the team's victory. The most important thing is that we have won, I feel good and I am in the final stretch of the season ”.
"We had a great game overall. We have started very well and then Valencia have advanced lines and have had occasions. In the second part we knew we had to press and we finished the game very well. We have nine finals left, nine games we have to win, and now we focus on Real Sociedad, which is the next goal. ”
The most important thing is that we have won and I feel good for the final stretch of the season.
More than 10 months have passed since July 24, 2019, when he suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus of the left knee. It happened at FedExField Stadium in Maryland, in a friendly against Arsenal for the International Champions Cup.
Intervention
On August 7, 2019, he underwent surgery and thereafter began a recovery with different phases. They spent many hours in the pool, exercising to regain knee mobility, and muscle enhancement before being able to step on the grass again on January 24. Three days later he touched the ball again.
Months of work picking up the rhythm that served to recover sensations and build confidence to end the interruption experienced by the coronavirus, work at the same pace as his colleagues since May 11. Now, Asensio He has returned to the field of play to continue giving good times to the fans of Real Madrid.