Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says that England midfielder Jude Bellingham was very effective for Los Blancos in their 2-1 win over Barcelona on Saturday, October 28 at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
IIkay Gundogan gave Barcelona an early lead in the sixth minute of the game.
Bellingham scored in the 68th and 92nd minute to give Real Madrid the victory.
This was Bellingham’s first Elclasico match since joining the club in the summer from Borussia Dortmund.
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Speaking in the post-match conference, Ancelotti said Bellingham plays like a veteran.
“We’re all surprised at the level he’s at, especially in terms of how effective he’s been,”realmadrid.com quoted Ancelotti as saying.
“He always tries to run in from deep. What was surprising today was his finishing, because he hasn’t scored many goals from the edge of the area and he scored a great one. He could easily score 20 to 25 goals. We don’t think of him as a striker, but he’s a very important player for us. He’s scoring a lot for us but we also expect goals from the forwards.
“He looks like a veteran. His attitude is very good. The closer he is to the box, the better it is for him. He’s the player who has made the biggest difference. I don’t know where he will be in the Ballon d’Or. I don’t really care. I didn’t know there was a gala on Monday.
“We weren’t aiming for a draw, but to try to win. The equaliser changed the momentum, it gave us more strength and made Barcelona weaker as they had been playing better up to that point. It’s three points at a very difficult ground . We’ve played a lot of away games, Of the seven in the league, five have been very tough. The fixture schedule has demanded a lot from us and we’ve done very well.”
The Elclasico is one of the biggest club games in world football and one of the most watched annual sporting events in the world.
Real Madrid are currently top of the Laliga rankings with 28 points from 11 games while Barcelona are third with 24 points from the same number of matches.
Los Blancos will play Rayo Vallecano in their next match on Sunday, November 5 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The Carlo Ancelotti led side are first in Group C of the UEFA Champions League with nine points after matchday three.
