{"id":337216,"date":"2023-10-07T21:55:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=337216"},"modified":"2023-10-08T07:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:02:04","slug":"young-superman-matches-incredible-ronaldo-feat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=337216","title":{"rendered":"Young 'Superman' matches incredible Ronaldo feat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jude Bellingham equalled the fantastic scoring numbers at Real Madrid<\/a> of Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>'s start with the club, showing again that Real Madrid got much more than a promising midfielder when it signed him.<\/p>\n

The England international took his tally to 10 in as many games after netting twice to help Madrid rout Osasuna 4-0 and keep the Spanish league lead.<\/p>\n

That was the best scoring start for a new Madrid player since Ronaldo also scored 10 in his first 10 games after his 2009 transfer from Manchester United.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m a confident guy, but I didn\u2019t expect such a good start,\u201d Bellingham said. \u201cAt this stage of the season you can\u2019t ask for more."<\/p>\n

Not only has the 20-year-old Bellingham started filling the big boots of an aging Luka Modric, he is also helping Madrid to quickly move past the exit of Karim Benzema amid a still unsuccessful pursuit of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe puts on his Superman cape in nearly every game," veteran defender Dani Carvajal, who set up Bellingham\u2019s opener, said about his new teammate.<\/p>\n

Bellingham sent a message that he was ready to handle high expectations when he accepted the No.5 of Zinedine Zidane at Madrid.<\/p>\n

But nobody expected him to score at this rate, not even his coach.<\/p>\n

\"Jude<\/p>\n

This was for a team that was supposed to struggle after Benzema, its top scorer for the past four seasons, left for Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Bellingham leads the league with eight goals \u2014 and has scored in six of eight league games. He has also scored in both of Madrid\u2019s Champions League games, including a 3-2 win at Napoli this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis start to the season has been a surprise in every aspect. Nobody expected him to score like this,\u201d Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n

His sudden transformation into a prolific goal-scorer since joining Madrid from Borussia Dortmund, where he scored 14 times in 42 games last season, has quickly elevated Bellingham to the role of team leader.<\/p>\n

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He has proven nearly unstoppable for defenders to keep track of when he makes his runs forward from the midfield.<\/p>\n

His first goal on Saturday in the ninth minute was a product of one of those runs, when Carvajal saw him coming and used one touch to knock a pass by Modric into the path of the charging Bellingham.<\/p>\n

Bellingham used one touch to cut further into the heart of the box and fired over goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.<\/p>\n

He struck again in the 54th when he worked a quick one-two with Federico Valverde while surrounded by defenders in the area.<\/p>\n

\"Jude<\/p>\n

It was his second brace for Madrid after also scoring two in a 3-1 win at Almeria.<\/p>\n

Vinicius Junior added a third goal on the break in the 65th and five minutes later set up Joselu Mato for Madrid\u2019s fourth to crush Osasuna in a rematch of last year\u2019s Copa del Rey final.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Bellingham is) incredible. He was born to play for Madrid and to define an era,\u201d Vinicius said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope this connection that we have lasts for the many years that we can play together. I love playing with Jude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madrid remained two points ahead of Girona, which won at Cadiz 1-0. Barcelona is four points behind Madrid before the defending champion visits Granada on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"Real<\/p>\n

Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni, a holding midfielder, had to play as a central defender for Madrid with \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o and David Alaba injured and Nacho Fern\u00e1ndez suspended. That left Antonio R\u00fcdiger as the only central defender available, but Osasuna was unable to take advantage of Tchouam\u00e9ni's lack of experience.<\/p>\n

The only relief in an otherwise painful game for 10th-place Osasuna was Herrera's save of a penalty kick by Joselu to deny Madrid a fifth goal.<\/p>\n

Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate also praised Bellingham.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Bellingham) is a super complete player. He plays well, scores, gives assists. He is still young and will only get better,\u201d said Arrasate, who watched the game from the stands while serving a suspension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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