Isco left out again LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid A peripheral figure

All good news has its flip side and, while Saturday was a celebratory day for Real Madrid as they won another Club World Cup, there were some players who enjoyed it less that the rest.

In this case, the individual who took the least enjoyment is not a mystery given what has happened in recent weeks and Isco was left on the periphery again by Santiago Solari.

He didn't feature in the starting XI against Kashima Antlers, while he didn't appear at all in the final against Al Ain.

His involvement in the tournament was limited to a handful of minutes against the Japanese side.

Though he warmed up on Saturday, he wasn't granted any time on the pitch.

Dani Ceballos, Casemiro and Vinicius Junior snuck in front of the Spaniard to make it onto the pitch from the bench and Isco will leave Abu Dhabi with some negative feelings.

Solari does not count on him and he knows it.