Maybe it's a coincidence, but maybe not. Having had an excellent start to the season, Real Madrid have only lost one match since August, the derby on Atlético's pitch (5-2). This is the only match where Jude Bellingham started.
Having undergone shoulder surgery after the Club World Cup, the England international is making a gradual return to competition. In five matches, Bellingham came on four times, and so he only started against Atlético, where Xabi Alonso took him off in the 70th minute shortly after the Colchoneros' fourth goal.
The Madrid coach wants to believe that Bellingham will be better from October, after these two weeks of international break where he was able to refine his physical condition. But Marca recalls a worrying figure about Real Madrid.
Mbappé-Vinicius-Bellingham, watch out for danger!
Last season, under Carlo Ancelotti, Real played 30 matches with the Mbappé-Vinicius-Bellingham trio. The record is 17 wins, three draws and 10 defeats, most of them conceded in major matches. Clearly, this is an insufficient record for a team of this standing.
The story of last season was precisely that of a formation unbalanced by the arrival of Kylian Mbappé. While the Bondynois has made himself indispensable with his goals, it will be up to Xabi Alonso to make this Real Madrid work, with the Frenchman, Bellingham and Vinicius. Will he get there?
