We understood that Jude Bellingham held a large part of Real Madrid’s success in his feet, but perhaps not in these proportions. Faced with Osasuna this Saturday, on the occasion of the 9th day of La Liga, the Madrid club has, again and again, had to rely on its Englishman, decidedly on another planet since his arrival this summer. It was he who once again showed the way to the Madrilenians from the 9th minute of play. After a sharp pass from the returning Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal cleverly found Bellingham in the area, who already scored his 7th goal in the Liga d ‘a heavy strike with the left foot.
But as appetite comes with eating, the former Dortmund player scored twice in the second half – his second of the season – following a devastating relay with Federico Valverde (54th). Vinicius, returning from injury last week, will have taken a little more time before entering his match. Often messy in the first period, as evidenced by his shot that was too lively to hope to worry Herrera in the first period (24th), or his series of superfluous dribbles, the Brazilian put his head back upright after returning from the locker room.
Vinícius regains color
Four days after his goal scored in the Champions League against Naples (2-3), Vinícius did it again. Launched in depth by an omnipresent Valverde, author of two assists, the 23-year-old striker eliminated Herrera with a hook before pushing the ball into the back of the net (65th). Five minutes later, this time he became a decisive passer for Joselu. Following a delicious coat rack control, he served the Spanish attacker between two defenders, who finished with a flat safety foot.
At the end of the match, the former Espanyol striker even had the possibility of scoring a double from the penalty spot, in vain. With a full-axis shot but not threatening enough, he came up against a mischievous and quiet Herrera, despite his team being four goals behind. A failure with no real impact. Thanks to this third consecutive success in La Liga, Real Madrid regains its leadership throne to the detriment of Girona, and is even guaranteed to end the day in this position. Osasuna, the nice surprise of last season, is 10th.
