When Brahim Diaz scored the game-winning goal for Real Madrid by himself, he celebrated by spreading his arms wide. He was trying to copy Jude Bellingham’s famous goal celebration. Bellingham was a sick partner who he filled in for in the starting lineup.

Diaz filled in for Bellingham as a striker on Tuesday and helped Real Madrid beаt RB Leipzig 1-0 in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The 24-year-old Spanish player used smart passing to get past three Leipzig defenders and then scored with a left-footed shot in the 48th minute. The player said, “I’m happy to have helped score the goal.” He also said that the whole team worked hard to make up for Jude’s absence and the absence of other hurt players. It proves that Real Madrid is still a strong team.

After coming from Borussia Dortmund, Bellingham is one of Real Madrid’s best players this season. This season, the England player has scored 20 goals in 29 games across all tournaments. He has scored four goals and set up three others in five Champions League games. He was supposed to play, but he hurt his ankle this weekend in a La Liga game and couldn’t. Bellingham will probably not be able to play for two to three weeks. Regarding the joy that he did like his young England partner, Diaz said, “I really like Jude. As soon as he got here, we got along great.” He’s a wonderful person, and we’re glad to have him here. I’m teaching him Spanish. He’s also a great guy, and I appreciate him a lot.

But Diaz had to be changed because he hurt his leg late in the game. At the field, he walked with a brace on his right leg. Diaz said, “To be honest, I have no idea what it is.” “I think we have tests tomorrow.” Along with the team’s many illnesses, this is something that boss Carlo Ancelotti is not happy about. He had to make changes again in defense on Tuesday, this time using midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni as a center defender and Nacho Fernandez as a backup.

Since this version began in 2003–04, Real Madrid has made it to the 1/8 round every time. In each of the last three seasons, they’ve made it at least to the semifinals. In 2022, they won a record 14th European title. The second game will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on March 6. “Not easy,” Ancelotti said as the coach spoke. “Lunin played a great game, but we were dangerous on the cоunterattack.” He is very sure of himself as he plays. We have a small edge, but we still have a long way to go.

Last time these two teams played, it was in the group stage last season, and RB Leipzig won. However, this home loss almost made it impossible to move on. “We’re not happy with the result because we had more chances to score but didn’t,” said Dani Olmo, a player for Leipzig. Brahim Diaz is very good at what he does and has taken advantage of his chance. One of the best teams in Europe is Real Madrid. When you’re up against people like that, you need to make the most of the chances you have.

Maro Rose, the coach of Leipzig, said, “We will go to Madrid and try everything.” We want to be the hardest opponent possible, so they have to work hard to beаt us.