Real’s Valverde, Asensio two good

Marco Asensio (left) and Fede Valverde celebrate Real Madrid’s second goal v RB Leipzig. Pic/AFP

Late strikes from Fede Valverde and Marco Asensio maintained Real Madrid's 100 per cent start to the season with a 2-0 Champions League home win over RB Leipzig on Wednesday. It threatened to be a frustrating night for the 14-time winners and European holders until Valverde finally provided the breakthrough in the 80th minute. It continued the Uruguayan midfielder's recent fine form and he celebrated emphatically in front of a relieved Santiago Bernabeu.

Substitute Asensio then slammed home the second in stoppage time after Toni Kroos pulled a short free-kick back to the edge of the box. Victory kept Madrid top of Group F on six points, ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk on four, and they have won all eight games they have played this season in all competitions.

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"With the shot that he has, I told him if he's not capable of scoring 10 goals a season then I'd snap my coaching licence. His foot is a rock. "He's not just dynamic and energetic, but he reads situations well and is intelligent," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said of Valverde. Spain winger Asensio also staked his claim with his late contribution to offer Ancelotti and his detractors in the stands food for thought.

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