Brahim Díaz, following his pivotal contribution in Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory against RB Leipzig in the Champions League round-of-16 first leg, took a moment to commend his teammate Jude Bellingham.
Díaz’s remarkable solo goal in the 48th minute secured the win for Madrid, but he chose to redirect the spotlight towards Bellingham, whom he lauded as “world-class.”
Bellingham, unfortunately, is anticipated to endure a three-week absence due to injury.
Brahim Diaz is expected to feature in the lineup for Real Madrid when they visit Rayo Vallecano this weekend.
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Duaz said:
“I love [Bellingham], From the first moment, we’ve got on really well. I’m helping him with his Spanish.
He’s a world-class player, I enjoy playing with him. Apart from the charisma he has, he’s a great person.
“Despite the absences of Jude, who we missed, and of [Antonio] Rudiger, and all those [players] who are out injured for a long time, we keep showing that we’re a great team, that we’re Real Madrid.”
Díaz began the season struggling to break into the Madrid team after signing from AC Milan, but has become increasingly important and has now scored eight goals in all competitions.
“I got the ball, I started running and I saw they were worried about jumping in, they were backing off and I put it in the net.”
“I’m intuitive, I wanted to give it to Vinícius [Júnior] but in the end I took the shot. It was a nice goal.”
“After two years in Milan he looks stronger, with more character,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said, when asked about Díaz.
“He started the season without playing much, but when he’s got an opportunity, he’s always contributed. Today he scored a spectacular goal.”
“What did I think [before the goal]?” Ancelotti added. “Don’t lose the ball! And he didn’t!”
