Jude Bellingham left on bench by Carlo Ancelotti for Real Madrid vs Las Palmas
The England midfielder has started every previous game for Los Blancos this season and is their top scorer with six goals already
Jude Bellingham has been left on the bench by coach Carlo Ancelotti for Real Madrid's LaLiga game at home to Las Palmas on Wednesday evening.
The England midfielder has played 621 out of a possible 630 minutes for Los Blancos so far this season and is the team's top scorer with six goals in his seven appearances.
But with the games coming thick and fast, the 20-year-old has been handed a rest against Las Palmas, with former Manchester City attacker Brahim Diaz taking his place in the starting line-up.
Bellingham is in good company on the bench this evening, with Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior all among the substitutes as well.
On their official Twitter account, Las Palmas had made reference to Bellingham earlier in the day in a graphic showing four yellow silhouettes on an Abbey Road style crossing, with one white one in the middle and the caption "Hey Jude".
"We return to the Santiago Bernabeu to face Real Madrid," they wrote. "May the melody and rhythm of the match be coloured yellow!"
Following Sunday's derby defeat to Atletico, Real Madrid dropped off the top of the table, but had the chance to move back above rivals Barcelona after the Catalans were held to a 2-2 draw by Mallorca on Tuesday.
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Bellingham is joint-top scorer in LaLiga alongside Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Atletico's Alvaro Morata with five apiece, but the former Birmingham City player was unable to add to that tally on Sunday as he spent the whole night on the bench.
Real Madrid won 2-0 with goals from Brahim and Joselu and move above Barcelona into second, where they sit a point behind surprise leaders Girona.
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.