Casemiro is suspended for Real Madrid's Champions League second leg against Atalanta on Tuesday when Los Blancos will miss a player who contributes to numerous aspects of their game.
When Zinedine Zidane's side struggled against Elche last Saturday, the Brazilian defensive midfielder stepped up and joined the attack to help in the aerial duels.
Casemiro didn't score in Real Madrid's comeback win over Elche but he was key in his team's efforts to turn the game around.
Played every minute since last suspension
Only Raphael Varane (3,015) has played more minutes than Casemiro (2,717) this season for Real Madrid.
In fact, Casemiro has missed just four games, one through suspension back in December against Athletic Club, another two due to COVID-19 and the match in Kiev against Shakhtar Donetsk, where Zidane decided to rest him.
Since that 3-1 win over the Basques, Casemiro hasn't missed a single match, having played a total of 1,470 minutes.
Second-top scorer
Casemiro is Real Madrid's second-top scorer after Karim Benzema with six goals this season, as he constantly joins attack when the team are in pursuit of a goal.
One of the players who shoots most
The Brazil international is one of the most active Real Madrid players in terms of trying to hit the back of the net, having attempted 42 shots this season.
Only Benzema (110), Marco Asensio (44) and Toni Kroos (43) have produced more shots in 2020/21.
First in ball recoveries, tackles and blocked shots and second in aerial clearances
Casemiro is the Real Madrid player who makes the most interceptions (63), wins the most 50-50 balls (49) and blocks the most rivals' shots (18).
Meanwhile, only Varane (62) makes more aerial clearances than the Brazilian midfielder (30).
Most battles won on the pitch
Casemiro has won 55.22 percent (238 of 431) of his total duels on the pitch, followed by Lucas Vazquez (167 of 313) and Ferland Mendy (153 of 263).
In aerial battles, he has managed to come out victorious more times (98 of 175) even than Varane (79 of 111).