Finding Luka Jovic Real Madrid He could start against Club Brugge

Once again, Luka Jovic was waiting on the substitutes' bench for his time to come on, this time against Espanyol, only for Zinedine Zidane to make all three of his possible changes.

The red card for Ferland Mendy obliged the Frenchman to replace Vinicius Junior with Eder Militao, but only after Brahim Diaz was selected ahead of Jovic.

Brahim is one of the few who has played less than Jovic this season, though the Serbian has not featured since the draw with Real Betis on November 2, whilst he has just one goal from 319 minutes on the pitch.

In his first season in Spain, the former Eintracht Frankfurt man has been named in the first XI on three occasions, twice alongside Karim Benzema in a two-man attack, but he has not started since 1-0 defeat away to Real Mallorca in LaLiga Santander.

The trip to Bruges presents him with a new opportunity as Zidane will rest his key men, given that qualification is already secured, which means that Jovic will start in place of Benzema. The 21-year-old will have a point to prove on his Champions League debut.