real Madrid will be grateful that the international break is about to end, given the frequent complaints about the injury situation, but Brahim Diaz was one of the few to have fun.
The 25-year-old was in action for Morocco during the international break and scored in Morocco’s 4-1 win over Gabon last week. He was only used for 33 minutes on Monday night but scored a brilliant goal for the Atlas Lions against Lesotho, opening the scoring in the 93rd minute to give them victory.
It was his second goal in six appearances for Morocco, while Arda Güler assisted hat-trick hero Kerem Akturtoglu in Turkey’s 3-1 win over Finland, making his tally of three assists and two goals in eight appearances for his country.
In the meantime Kylian Mbappé did not start for France against Belgium after being heavily criticised during the team’s 2-0 Nations League win. Coach Didier Deschamps defended him after the match, after bringing Mbappe on for the final 23 minutes of the game.
Dani Carvajal played 180 minutes in Spainclashes, but Fede Valverde returned early after receiving a one-match suspension with Uruguay. Only Endrick Felipe, Rodrygo Go and Vinicius Junior remain in international service with Brazil – they will face Paraguay on Tuesday evening.
