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#5 Mariano grabs his moment to help Real Madrid put Ronaldo behind them
A few eyebrows were raised when Real Madrid decided to hand over the iconic number 7 shirt at the club to Mariano Diaz, who returned to the Bernabeu after an impressive spell in Ligue 1 with Olympique Lyon, in the summer. The forward netted 18 goals in 34 league games for Lyon last season and returned to Real Madrid in a deal worth around €30m.
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The 25-year-old marked his return to the Spanish capital by grabbing his first ever Champions League goal for the Los Blancos when he came off the bench and scored in stoppage time to complete the scoreline. Diaz scored with a stunning curling effort from outside the area to mark what could potentially become a key moment in the post-Ronaldo era at Real Madrid.
The forward boasts of a commendable skill-set and could establish himself as a star member with the first team at the Bernabeu in the future as he aims to make full use of his second chance with one of the biggest clubs in the world that can help him scale unparalleled heights at the highest level, if he can do justice to the number on the back of his shirt!
