Murillo is far too modest and polite to get carried away about Nottingham Forest, the Champions League or even links to Real Madrid but this devoutly religious superstar knows something divine is happening.
‘As each game goes by, the league gets tougher, and this sequence of matches is decisive,’ says the 22-year-old Brazilian at the beating heart of Forest’s defence, who is now the hottest young centre back in world football.
‘I think the team has been responding well. We try to follow what the manager teaches us and the results have been coming.