Jude Bellingham: The best summer transfer and an unforgettable debut for Real Madrid on El Clasico!
He is the absolute star of the derby between Barcelona and Real Madrid. He won it with two goals of his own, made history in the 21st century and became only the 4th Englishman of Carlo’s Ancelotti’s team to find the net in such a match after 18 years!
By DIMITRIS MANAKOS
We knew Jude Bellingham was likely to find the net in Real Madrid's derby against Barcelona. How could he not? He scores everywhere, finds the net against every opponent. It's a given. And he wanted to do so once again, with an unlikely equaliser (1-1) at 68', 22 minutes before the game was decided, again by him.
He took the ball out of the area, aimed a dry shot at the top corner, scored and equalized for Real Madrid, becoming the 4th different Englishman to score in a Barcelona - Real Madrid match and the first in 18 years.
Who were the previous ones? The first was Laurie Cunningham, in the 1979-80 season, in Real Madrid's 3-2 win.
Steve McManaman followed in 2002, the first Englishman to do so in the 21st century. Another victory for Real Madrid, this time at Champions League level.
Regarding the latter? It's Michael Owen, in April 2005, with Real Madrid winning again, this time 4-2!
Plus, 6,775 days. 967 weeks and 222 months later, history repeats itself. At the same time, Jude Bellingham became the only Real Madrid player to score twice against Barcelona on his debut. So is he the top signing of the summer then?
This is Jude Bellingham. This is Real Madrid.
— TC (@totalcristiano) October 29, 2023
This was incredible.
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