Zinedine Zidane surprised his own and strangers with the eleven he took before the Real society in Cup. While it is true that rotations were expected, the French technician introduced more news than usual. James Rodriguez Y Brahim Diaz they went into the plans of 'Zizou', as well as Areola, Marcelo, Militao and Nacho. The former youth squad Manchester City he already scored in the last game he played (Saragossa) proving that it deserves more minutes. Before the Real society He was very active in the first half, but with the passing of the minutes he went off.
Brahim Diaz He tried but did not take the final reward. The Santiago Bernabeu He enjoyed his football in the first part, but in the second he did not have the same prominence. He started on the right side with a lot of overflow and tried to get inside to drag behind Txuri-Urdin. However, in the second (with Isak 0-2) the team fell apart. Zizou replaced him in the 76 '(1-3 on the scoreboard) by Rodrygo Goes. (The heart of Madrid was not enough for its bad defense).
The Brazilian scored when he had only been on the pitch for five minutes. It was the goal that gave wings to the whites. A few minutes later (93 ') he cut differences Nacho Fernandez (3-4) with several minutes of discount yet to play. The change went well for Zidane, but it took more time to force the extension.
Brahim has qualities to succeed in the Real Madrid. He was plugged in but the circumstances of the game did not favor him. Zidane he is aware of its quality and that is why he took it from the beginning in the Bernabeu. He likes it, he trains like the one in Valdebebas and when he has minutes he takes advantage of them. It has a large international cartel (several teams have already tried to sign it in winter) and, until the end of the season, they can claim a place for the next course.