England international rookie Jude Bellingham led his Real Madrid side to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Spanish Football League on Saturday.
Real settled the score at the “San Mames” in their favor by scoring two winning goals in the space of 10 minutes in the first half before Bellingham doubled the score (28).
For the first time in 14 years, the club opened its season without its French striker Karim Benzema, who left for the Saudi federation, scoring 352 goals in his shirt and crowning him 25 titles, including 5 in the Champions League. A total of 646 matches.
The royal club also missed out on their Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training, which will keep him out for the entire season, according to reports. Instead of Ukrainian Andriy Lunin.
Real are betting €103m on Bellingham, who arrives from Borussia Dortmund, and he did not disappoint after Ancelotti forced the score to double from a corner kick taken by Austrian defender David Alaba, and the England international followed suit. The goalkeeper falls to the right of Unai Simon to take a flying right-footed shot after hitting the ground.(37).
Bellingham (aged 20), who played as an errant No. 9 striker, showed his danger and versatility in his position on the field with his defensive qualities.
