The Tottenham Hotspur defender proved emphatically what he is made of at the Bernabeu.
Tottenham Houtspur fans have been raving about Davinson Sanchez from their first glimpse of the summer signing in action. But the Colombian’s latest performance suggests he has come of age.
It is one thing bossing games against the likes of Burnley and Bournemouth, and quite another putting in an outstanding performance away from home in the Champions League against Real Madrid.
That is exactly what Sanchez did on Tuesday evening, delivering a performance that belied his age and suggested he had been turning out for Tottenham as long as his defensive colleagues Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.
In fact, the 21-year-old was making only his ninth appearance for Tottenham and his confidence to play against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco and Karim Benzema without putting a foot wrong spoke volumes.
This was the match in which the Tottenham youngster went from an exciting player to an outstanding one and on this evidence Mauricio Pochettino and Daniel Levy have pulled off one of their most impressive transfer coups to date.
It may have taken a sizable fee to bring Sanchez to North London, but Tottenham did what no other club were willing to and you can rest assured the defender will already be worth a lot more.
Tuesday proved the centre-back is one of the best defenders in Europe, in any age category, and he is only going to get better the older he gets.
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