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PETE JENSON: Dani Ceballos is getting love from Real fans that Bale and even Ronaldo didn't... the all-action, ex-Arsenal loanee is thriving in Madrid and has a point to prove at Liverpool tonight

Something strange happened at the Santiago Bernabeu at the start of this month: the home supporters sung Dani Ceballos' name.

It's been tough enough over the years for players who have won multiple trophies at the club to get that sort of vocal recognition. It was certainly never afforded Gareth Bale, and Cristiano Ronaldo never really got it either.

Nor is it just because Ceballos is Spanish. It's true the club's fans didn't much like them failing to field a single Spaniard in the starting line-up for the first time ever earlier this season, but Marco Asensio and Isco never had the vocal backing, even when they found themselves in the position Ceballos now finds himself in.