Brahim misses the 'final'

Brahim Díaz will have to watch the match against the Czech Republic from the bench. The man from Malaga has done everything possible to reach the decisive clash on time, in which Spain U21 need a draw against the Czech Republic (21:00, Four) to be in the quarterfinals. He still has a lot of pain in his foot and he will not be.

The one from Milan was tested before training this Thursday at the Arena Petrol in Celje (Slovenia). He jumped into the field with the doctor, he jogged for several seconds, changed boots … and resigned himself. He hardly needed a minute to see that things were not going well. Luis de la Fuente, seeing him, comforted him with an affectionate hug because he knew how willing Brahim was to be available. He has tried during these days and was willing to play with pain, but has not managed to recover in time.

The malagueño He participated with many annoyances in the debut against Slovenia (0-3) and despite this he was one of the most outstanding. Since then he has not trained any day with the group and the duel against Italy was also lost. He has a foot injury that he can't figure out exactly where it came from. It is not a bump or a sprain, but he has a strong swelling on the sole and on his big toe that prevents him from walking normally. For this reason, since the game against Slovenia it has been more common to see him in flip flops than with his boots on.

Brahim is one of the great references of this generation and now all his efforts are focused on supporting his teammates. The format of the tournament benefits them, because if they qualify for the quarterfinals they will play them on May 31. Therefore, the motivation of the Andalusian is to recover well to be decisive in a few months in the most beautiful matches of the championship.