After curling home the game-winning goal in an all-Madrid Champions League Round of 16 match, which ended 2-1 in favour of Los Blancos, Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz had some harsh words for Diego Simeone, the manager of Atletico Madrid. The Moroccan’s sentiments have now been made public.
As mentioned, Carlo Ancelotti’s team is in a strong position to advance to the quarterfinals of this season’s Champions League campaign as they prepare to visit the Wanda Metropolitano, which is considered to be one of the greatest stadiums in the world.
Within four minutes, winger Rodrygo opened the scoring with a solid effort, but with much of the match remaining, Julian Alvarez’s brilliant moment—a well-struck shot that easily beat Thibaut Courtois—leveled the score.
Due to Jude Bellingham’s absence—he was not eligible for selection after receiving a third yellow card during his team’s playoff match—Ancelotti was forced to rearrange his forward line, and Diaz was put on the left.
A somewhat inconsistent option for Ancelotti lately, Diaz, who is linked to Manchester United, has made 36 appearances in all competitions, totalling 1,644 minutes of action, and has recorded six goals and seven assists during that time.
Simeone was questioned about Bellingham’s ban and how he believed the seasoned Ancelotti may lessen the Englishman’s loss prior to the all-Spain match. He ignored the possibility of Diaz playing in the process.
Luka Modric and Camavinga will likely be used by Real Madrid to make up for that situation. Though I don’t believe it, Brahim may possibly be a possibility. It’s clear that a pattern keeps coming up.
Enraged by the Argentine tactician’s subtly disrespectful gesture prior to kickoff, Diaz made sure he got the last laugh by dancing past Jose Gimenez and directing his adorable attempt into the bottom right corner, denying Jan Oblak any opportunity.
Brahim Díaz had to celebrate his goal with the Real Madrid fans 🤗 pic.twitter.com/pCAQMggdTe
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 4, 2025
Before approaching Ancelotti and his group, Diaz, 25, joined the wave of white shirts in the crowd in celebrating. However, he couldn’t resist making fun of Simeone, who was standing with her arms crossed on the touchline. Diaz yelled:
Now talk! Now talk! You spoke yesterday; now speak!
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When asked about their conversation following the game, Simeone downplayed it. As he concentrates on welcoming the defending champions to the Wanda Metropolitano, he declined to provide anything in any case, merely saying, “I didn’t see anything,” according to Diario AS.
Los Blancos have only completed half of the task, and it is unclear if Diaz, a former member of Manchester City’s academy, will keep his spot or if Bellingham will return right away as Ancelotti pursues the biggest prize of them.
The Italian tactician, who is considered by many to be among the greatest football managers of all time, will next play European contender Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday, March 9, in an attempt to catch up to Hansi Flick’s team, who are positioned at the top.
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