In the first Clasico of the season, Barcelona fell short against Real Madrid despite Jude Bellingham’s two goals in the second half to seal the victory.
Barcelona won La Liga last season, winning the league for the first time since 2019 with Xavi leading the team. With seven victories and three draws this season, the champions were unbeaten, but after this setback, they are now four points behind Real Madrid in the standings.
Madrid’s latest addition Jude Bellingham, who joined the team from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, has scored 13 goals in his first 13 games in the Spanish capital, marking an incredible start to his career.
In the El Clasico, the 20-year-old English talent stole the show as Real Madrid set the tone for the competition for La Liga.
Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday after Jude Bellingham scored twice, including a thrilling injury-time goal.
At the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, the England midfielder scored a spectacular equalizer after 68 minutes. In the closing seconds, he sealed his first El Clasico victory with a close-range volley.
Ilkay Gundogan, the former captain of Manchester City, had given Barcelona the lead at the half.
Real Madrid’s comeback, modeled after Bellingham’s, lifted them back above Girona to the top of La Liga, with Barcelona trailing four points behind.
Meanwhile, Bellingham took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to react after his super performance in his first El Classico game.
In a short message to troll Barca fans, he wrote; “This is Real Madrid.”
This is Real Madrid. pic.twitter.com/bb75BPktM2
— Jude Bellingham (@BellinghamJude) October 28, 2023
On X (formerly Twitter), the 20-year-old midfielder is trending with over 583k tweets as football fans hail the former Dortmund star.
