Bellingham has been Real Madrid’s franchise player this season. In the last stretch, between injuries and suspension, Ancelotti has been without his top scorer (20 goals). But whenever the Englishman has been absent, Real Madrid has responded with quality with nine victories from ten games and only the draw at Vallecas.
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There has often been talk of Real Madrid’s dependence on Bellingham’s goals in the absence of a stellar center forward in their team. The collective response negates that theory.
And much of the explanation for why Madrid is not paying for the absence of its lighthouse is in Brahim Diaz’s extraordinary performance. He started the season as the third choice and today he is the answer to Bellingham’s absence and, with 10 goals, the team’s fifth top scorer.