Brahim's never-ending torment Real Madrid Three injuries and 94 days out

Brahim Diaz arrived at Real Madrid in January with the intention of playing minutes, but he's struggled to make it into the picture.

Santiago Solari gave the youngster just 24 minutes during his time in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu hotseat before the outlook changed under Zinedine Zidane.

"He's a player that likes to play and I like these players that have no fear of playing," the Frenchman said about Brahim. "He's two-footed and rapid."

Brahim was in favour under Zidane and ended last season by starting four of the last five games in LaLiga Santander.

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Then came the first unforeseen circumstance as he suffered a muscle injury which kept him out for 20 days. Marc Cucurella replaced him in the Spain squad for the European Under-21 Championship, which La Rojita won.

As for this season, Brahim and Alvaro Odriozola returned for training early with Los Blancos to recover their fitness.

Brahim travelled with the squad to Montreal before picking up another injury which would see him miss each of Real Madrid's seven pre-season games.

He returned to full training on August 15 and, as a result of his shortened preparation, he was left out by Zidane for Real Madrid's LaLiga Santander opener against Celta Vigo.

That makes it 94 days and counting since Brahim last played a match and in that time he's said goodbye to a European medal, a pre-season and the start of LaLiga Santander.

Three injuries and a torment that doesn't seem close to ending.