He is only 20 years old but in just a few months he has managed to become the new king of Madrid. This Saturday, Jude Bellingham struck again. And yet, it was eagerly awaited. Bought for more than 100 million euros this summer from Borussia Dortmund, the England international amazed everyone by making a great start to the season. Author of 8 goals and 2 assists in his first 9 La Liga matches, he was Real Madrid’s handyman. In a team without any top striker, he was busy shaking the nets and even in the Champions League (3 goals and 1 assist in 3 matches). So obviously, the one who wears the number 5 of a certain Zinédine Zidane was observed for his first Clasico against FC Barcelona.
And this Saturday afternoon, he made history. After being pinned down by Gavi for a good part of the match, he only needed a small space to have time to send a missile into ter Stegen’s top corner from outside the area. A very important goal since it completely revived his team and allowed him to make history. By scoring in his very first Clasico, Jude Bellingham also became the first player in history to score on his debut in La Liga, in the Champions League and therefore in a Clasico. But cd was not enough for him, quite the contrary. In the final moments of the match, once again, in what we can call Bellingham time, he still found the fault for the winning goal (2-1 final score). His 10th goal in 10 La Liga matches. Just that.
Barça bows to Bellingham
The first Real Madrid player of the 21st century to score a double in his first match against FC Barcelona, Jude Bellingham also joined the very closed circle of players having scored 10 goals in their first ten La Liga matches. Along with the Englishman, only Romário in 1993-94, Ronaldo in 1996-97 and Lewandowski in 2022-23 have achieved this feat. This Saturday, even ter Stegen couldn’t do anything. The German goalkeeper, speaking to DAZN, admitted that the former Dortmund player had changed everything. “I’m not one to evaluate the opposing team’s players, but he scored two goals and changed the course of the match for Madrid. He changed the game with his two goals. Real Madrid don’t need much to score. We were unable to keep the result in our favor.” And he’s not the only one to have recognized the player’s form. “He’s a great player, but he’s in a state of grace. He has the ball, he has the rebound, but he also has faith and confidence.Xavi confided at a press conference.
On everyone’s lips after this meeting, Jude Bellingham even managed to shock the leaders of Barça like Rafa Yuste, vice-president of the Catalan club. “Football is about details and Madrid has very good players. And in this case, Bellingham scored a goal from an impressive distance. I remain loyal to my team, we have young players who are growing.” And the Englishman’s performance was obviously followed everywhere. Even Erling Haaland couldn’t help but comment on his former teammate’s performance in an Instagram story: “this man is unreal”. On the Real Madrid side, Carlo Ancelotti also took advantage of the press conference to highlight his player.
Carlo Ancelotti is grateful
Because the Italian technician can thank his player for saving him several times this season. Without that, the meeting would certainly not have gone in his favor this Saturday. “We know Bellingham is not a striker. He can score 20/25 goals but he is not a scorer. We expect goals from the attackers, Vinicius, Rodrygo. We are all surprised by Jude’s number of goals. He is incredible, extraordinary. The idea is to try to make the players more comfortable on the pitch. The position in which Bellingham plays is the best to allow it to reach the opponent’s box, therefore, the team must organize itself defensively. In the second half I told Jude to mark Gavi. Bellingham’s Ballon d’Or ranking? He is a player who makes a lot of difference. His position at the Ballon d’Or? I don’t know. I didn’t know there was a Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday and I’m not very interested in it. » In short, this Saturday, Jude Bellingham is on everyone’s lips and he has undoubtedly become the new star of the Clasico. Because as Vinicius Jr said on his social networks after the meeting, it is a new generation which now carries Casa Blanca.
