Andriy Lunin, 24, came back from three years without earning the trust of the Valdebebas coaches. His performance has surprised the coaching staff, who until this unexpected surge had never seen him as someone with full guarantees for such a delicate position.

The cold and impassive character of this boy from the East had not helped him either. Until Kepa's injury, he had barely left a trace in the 17 games played with Madrid since that disastrous debut in the 2021 Alcoyanazo Cup, with Zinedine Zidane.