Raúl Asencio Breaks a Barça Streak in the Spanish National Team That Was Already 'Singing'

This month will see the return of the famous FIFA dates, with the Spanish National Team prepared for the Nations League. Having to play the quarter-finals, Luis de la Fuente revealed his squad list where Raúl Asencio was included. The Real Madrid center-back, recognized for his excellent season, now has the honor of defending his country.

Along with the joy of the player and Real Madrid itself, his draft has ended a streak for Barcelona. Asencio is the first Madrid youth academy player to play in the first team in nine years to be drafted. This has ended the streak of 7 youth academy players that Barcelona had in being called to represent the national team.

A streak, at the very least, questionable due to the little experience some of these players had in the elite. While Asencio has only played 29 matches with Real Madrid, Barcelona has cases like Gavi who had only played 7 matches.

A Historic draft

This season continues to bring several surprises for the young Raúl Asencio. Debuting with the first team due to injuries, the center-back managed to earn a place within the squad. Improving his level more and more, the player, just 22 years old, quickly became one of the great revelations of the season.

His unbelievable breakthrough in the elite has been justly rewarded with his draft for the Spanish National Team. Additionally, this draft has placed him alongside legends like Nacho or José Antonio Camacho, who experienced a similar situation.

However, the most striking thing is the end of the questionable streak that Barcelona had maintained during these last years. Even leading to doubts about a possible preference toward the "culé" talent, Asencio has demonstrated the quality of the "blanca" youth academy.

The Beginning of the End for Barcelona

Through this draft, Real Madrid has taken a big step forward to end with Barcelona. With the "culés" boasting for years about the quality of their youth academy, the "merengue" team has shown that this really isn't much.