Author of a double during the last half hour of the game, Jude Bellingham allowed Real to tame Barça at home (2-1).
Jude Bellingham will remember his first Clasico for a long time. The English phenomenon was the big hero with a double scored. He pulled Real out of a bad situation while a logical defeat loomed.
Bellingham still irresistible
At the 68e minute, and while Real had been trailing for an hour, the former Dortmund man deceived Marc André Ter Stegen with a magnificent strike from outside the area. There was only an individual exploit to allow the Merengue to get back on track, because they had shown themselves to be very uninspired offensively. Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, starting up front, were completely ghostly.
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Bellingham then planted the second at the very end of the game, appearing behind a defender after a missed control by Luka Modric. Like a surface fox, he scored with his shin to give the visitors 3 points.
Real can therefore thank Bellingham. And, he also owes a debt of gratitude to his goalkeeper Kepa. Thibaut Courtois’ substitute kept his team in the match by making a double save at the start of the second act (51e), against successively Inigo Martinez and Roland Araujo.
Barça poorly paid
Relegated to four points behind their sworn enemy at the end of this confrontation, Barça will regret these two unconverted opportunities. For the Catalans, there was clearly room for a better result. Especially since they opened the scoring in the 7the minute thanks to Ilkay Gundogan. The German scored his first goal in the Blaugrana colors after a magnificent full-axis incursion and also taking advantage of a favorable counterattack. A goal which will ultimately remain anecdotal.
