Brahim shone as Bellingham's replacement at Real Madrid and this is his prize

Real Madrid are facing the most important stage of the season. They are leading the La Liga standings with five points ahead of Girona and ten ahead of Barcelona, while they are also playing in the round of 16 of the Champions League. There they had a great performance in the first leg and got a lead against RB Leipzig that they will have to defend in Spain in two weeks.

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Carlo Ancelotti's team not only had the merit of having achieved the victory visiting a difficult opponent, but they also did it despite not having their main star player. Jude Bellingham was unable to play in Germany due to an ankle injury that will keep him out for a couple of weeks. His place was taken by Brahim Diaz, who was up to the task and scored the winning goal with a beautiful left foot shot.

The former AC Milan player has shown that he is talented enough to play for Los Merengues and this season, despite not always being part of the starting lineup, he has scored 8 goals and provided 3 assists in 28 games across all competitions. His performances did not go unnoticed and for that he will soon have a prize.

According to the newspaper AS, Brahim Diaz will be called up to the Spanish national team for the international break in March. Coach Luis De La Fuente has followed his games at Real Madrid closely and believes he deserves a chance, although he had doubts about including him in the list due to the injury he suffered during the match against RB Leipzig on Tuesday. However, the results of the medical tests were positive and he will have no problems to be available for the friendly matches against Colombia and Brazil, on March 22 and 26, respectively.

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There is another reason

In addition to the excellent performances he has had lately with Real Madrid, one of the reasons why Luis De La Fuente decided to call Brahim Diaz now is to secure him as a player of the Spanish National Team. It has been rumored for months that Morocco are interested in calling him up, considering that the midfielder has roots there and that he could follow the same path as other players like Achraf Hakimi.