Englishman Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid star, continued his wonderful start with the Merengues in La Liga and the Champions League
Bellingham scored one goal and made another during the match against Napoli, today, Tuesday, in the second round of the Champions League groups, as he turned the score in his team’s favor in the first half
According to the Opta statistics network, Bellingham directly contributed to 11 goals during 9 matches with Real Madrid in all competitions (8 goals and 3 assists)
The network indicated that this balance is the largest for any non-striking player in the five major leagues in Europe this season
She added that Bellingham is the third player to score in his first two matches with Real Madrid in the Champions League, after Christian Karembeu in 1998 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009
Bellingham also raised his tally in the Champions League to 8 goals, as only 4 players scored more in the competition before they turned 21 years old, namely Erling Haaland (20 goals), Kylian Mbappe (19 goals), Karim Benzema (12 goals) and Patrick Kluivert. (9 goals)
