Real Madrid vs. PSG: Rodrygo overtakes Brahim as Zidane's favorite [PHOTOS]

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Real Madrid faces a tough challenge this Tuesday against PSG in the Champions League. Zinedine Zidane is clear that this is a key match for their passage to the round of 16, so they will enter the field with all their weapons. Likewise, despite not having stars like Asensio, Modric, and Ramos, they will have important backup pieces, one of them being the young Rodrygo.

The player from Santos this season is one of the new favorites of the French coach. In the preseason in the United States, he surprised, even scored a goal (against Bayern Munich) and positioned himself, alongside Vinicius Junior, at the top of Florentino Pérez's 'plan' for the future.

Goes has surpassed Brahim Diaz in the position of 'youth star' in the white squad. The Malaga-born player, already recovered from the injury he suffered, was left out of the list to face PSG in the Champions League. The Brazilian has won the spot in the overcrowded attack.

Injuries have hit Real Madrid hard this season. Braham has been hit twice. He was the first to fall after only five days of work in the preseason. He was ready for the league debut and Zidane included him among the 22 who traveled to Vigo to face Celta, but he was ruled out. On August 20, he would be injured again until September 11.

Rodrygo has also fallen victim to muscle problems. The right rectus femoris affected the player. He was unable to play with the first team or the reserve team for three weeks. But he recovered a week earlier than Brahim, so he had an advantage. He has been under Zidane's orders and has been included in the last two call-ups.

Madrid has 26 players in the first team but only 25 can be registered in the Champions League. And, unlike LaLiga, Madrid could not resort to the strategy of including him in the B list, as Rodrygo did not have two years at the club, one of the requirements. Finally, Brahim was ruled out.

Real Madrid vs PSG face each other on matchday 1 of Group A of the Champions League from the Parc des Princes in Paris (France) starting at 2:00 p.m. (Peruvian time), this Wednesday, September 18.

The 'whites' will try to extend their good streak in the group stage debuts of the Champions League, which has been maintained since they fell to Lyon in 2006, with 12 consecutive victories.

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