Champions: Brahim, goal, defensive work and pique with Simeone: “Talk now! You spoke yesterday, speak now!”

“Madrid will seek to compensate for that position, I imagine, with Camavinga and Luka Modric. There is also the possibility of Brahim, but I don’t think“, had declared Simeone in the previous Champions derby, doubting the owners Real Madrid And especially in the ears of Brahim Díaz who saw the statement in later hours and recorded it to fire in the head. “Talk now! Talk now! You talked yesterday … Talk now!“The midfielder was repeated to the rojiblanco coach after marking the 2-1 of the first leg.

Brahim opted the duel with a zigzagueo in the area and a shot that surprised Oblak. In social networks they asked out the positional game of Vinicius In the launch, but neither Simeone neither its players protested the action nor the French Clement Turpin He had doubts, nor did he have them in a gallant push over Rodrygo at the beginning. There ended the arbitration controversy of the derby.

About the grass, Brahim hizo de be Bellingham. Worked in the defensive phase, becoming the Madrid player who made more interceptions together with Valverde (4) And the one that most successful entries got (3). He ended up lifting the stands with several races to cover the advances of his rivals. Ancelotti’s instructions were learned well, insistent in the last weeks in which four strikers They must help behind or the team will suffer. This was done by the international with Morocco, which was deployed for almost 90 minutes until it came out, cheered, exhausted by the effort.

In attack he was the best of his team and not only for the goal. 53 passes, 94% success, three long balls and one average note of 8.01 according to WhoScoredthe statistical analysis platform. The best average of the match.

“This is not finished”

“I am to contribute and that is the only thing I have to do. Playing here is something incredible, I always say it, when you wear this shirt you have to give everything,” Brahim said in the microphones of Real Madrid Televisión, where he did not refer to his words to Simeone: “The goal was good, but this is not finishedthe return is and you have to give everything the same. “

The Andalusian also valued the push that gave the goal to his team, which had come down in the first part: “We have always had balanceit is true that they tied us and we came a little down, but in the second part we started well and at any time we can liar it, “he insisted, before approaching the duel of the Metropolitan:” Everything is still open, it is good that we have won in our house but in the return you have to give everything, this is the Champions and Any detail makes the difference“.

“It is not indisputable, but it is very important”

In the return, Ancelotti will recover Bellingham And it is expected that Brahim returns to the bench, but for the Italian it is as indisputable as the headlines and their exit to the field in the second part will be key to the white team. “It is not true that he will return to the bench as such. It cannot be said that he is an indisputable, but it is very important, much. Take advantage of the minutes I give and he will play when he puts him,” said the Italian.

Brahim’s encounter had his prize in the first change of Ancelotti. Before the goal it seemed that Modric was going to enter through him, but after 2-1 the coaching staff endured a few minutes and finally withdrew from the pitch to Camavinga. “It was Camavinga, we have waited a bit but The change was Camavingait was the one we had to change because it bothered his back, “explained the Italian, who ended up withdrawal to Brahim but Endrick so that the Brazilian will be thrown to the right wing.