(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.

Rose, speaking ahead of Tuesday's last 16 first leg game with Real, is not so confident that the Spanish club will be without the LaLiga top scorer in Germany.

"I don't believe he'll be out until he's not in the stadium tomorrow," Rose told a press conference on Monday.

"I know Jude, he will do everything to play the Champions League game. He might see other doctors today in order to be fit. I've read a lot but we'll see if he's here or not."

Rose knows all about the quality of Bellingham, who he coached at Borussia Dortmund during the 2021-22 season, but even he didn't expect to see him netting 16 league goals already this season, along with four in the Champions League.

"I think he's at the right club and he made the right move. It doesn't surprise me that he made such an impact," Rose said.