Jude Bellingham once again stole the spotlight for Real Madrid in their Champions League clash against Napoli on Tuesday. The English midfielder continued his exceptional form, contributing a goal and an assist in a thrilling 3-2 victory for Los Blancos at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

 

The statistics underscore just how remarkable Bellingham’s performance has been since his move from Dortmund to Madrid. The summer signing for Madrid has now been directly involved in 11 goals in nine appearances, the highest tally among non-strikers in all competitions across Europe’s top five leagues.

 

Furthermore, Bellingham has found the net eight times in the Champions League. This achievement puts him in an elite group, with only Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, and Patrick Kluivert having scored more goals in Europe’s premier competition before turning 21.

 

Fede Valverde had high praise for his teammate after the match, especially highlighting Bellingham’s solo goal that gave Madrid a 2-1 lead. Valverde commented, “Bellingham played a sensational game. He won the ball for our first goal and set up Vinicius for a brilliant strike. Jude’s magic produced our second goal!”

 

Real Madrid, led by Bellingham, will return to action on Saturday in La Liga, facing Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.