Held in check against Vallecano on Sunday, Real Madrid highlighted its difficulties on the attacking front.
Thanks to the express adaptation of Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid have had an excellent start to the season and have only conceded one defeat since the start of the 2023-2024 financial year. Leader of its group in the Champions League, the Madrid club on the other hand lost its throne in La Liga after its draw conceded against Rayo Vallecano (0-0) on Sunday evening. A match in which Bellingham was not decisive, he who has 13 goals and 3 assists in 14 matches in all competitions, and which highlights the other difficulties of the Merengues.
Vinicius and Rodrygo in difficulty
Because when the England international is not decisive, the other Real attackers do not plant either. With Karim Benzema gone, Vinicius was announced as the new leader of the Blancos attack, accompanied by Rodrygo. But the two Brazilians are struggling to be decisive. Mute for the third consecutive time in La Liga, the first city has only scored 3 goals and delivered 3 assists this season, his friend presents an even more worrying statistical record with only two goals and an assist in fifteen matches.
📊 Vinicius Junior this season
⚽️🎯 5x decisive
⚽️ 3 goals
🎯 2 assists
🏟 13 matches
📶 0.38x decisive per match pic.twitter.com/JnEf3mmlnR— PopFoot (@ThePopFoot) November 6, 2023
An observation which has not escaped the Spanish press, A.S. pointing out Bellingham’s loneliness on offense. The arrival of a superstar in attack could become a priority in the coming months, with of course Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland in their sights.