UCL: Very difficult – Endrick on starting games for Real Madrid

Real Madrid attacker Endrick has opened up about his game time at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He said that getting a starting role in Carlo Ancelotti’s team is not easy to come by.

The Brazilian said this after Real Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The youngster admitted that while he was happy to start against the Ligue1 side, he also found it difficult.

The 18-year-old joined Los Blancos in the summer from Brazilian side Palmeiras for a package reportedly worth around €60 million.

The teenager has been used off the bench but was handed his first start for the club against Lille.

He was deployed up front alongside countryman Vinicius Jr.

However, Endrick struggled and was replaced by Luka Modric in the 57th minute.

Earlier, Lille broke the deadlock through Jonathan David’s penalty in first-half added time.

Enrick told reporters after the game (via @MadridXtra on X): “Being a starter? It’s an incredible feeling because I’m at the biggest club in the world. Playing from the start is very difficult.”

It was a lackluster performance from Los Blancos who struggled to get much going against the organized defense of their French opponents.

UCL: Very difficult – Endrick on starting games for Real Madrid