Soccer-Leipzig manager doesn't trust Bellingham absence for Real Madrid visit

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Girona - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - February 10, 2024 Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates after the match REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/ File photo

(Reuters) - Jude Bellingham's availability for Real Madrid's Champions League tie with RB Leipzig appeared unlikely after he suffered an injury at the weekend, but the German club's manager Marco Rose will believe it when he sees it.

Bellingham left the pitch in the 57th minute of Real's 4-0 win over Girona on Saturday, where the midfielder scored twice, and afterwards the club said that he had been diagnosed with a high grade sprain of his left ankle.