BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham has surpassed all expectations since arriving at Actual Madrid by scoring huge objective after huge objective to maintain his crew with an ideal six wins throughout all competitions.
Bellingham has scored in all however certainly one of his appearances with Madrid. The 20-year-old England midfielder will now face his first derby on Sunday at Atletico Madrid within the Spanish league when the hosts will intention to cease him rising his tally of six targets in as many video games.
Bellingham has proven a knack of being the place he must be to grab last-gasp winners. He was there to show in a rebound and safe a 1-0 win over Union Berlin of their Champions League opener on Wednesday, after having scored an analogous objective in opposition to Getafe within the Spanish league earlier this month.
For Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, Bellingham “has expertise and it seems to be like he’s fortunate” with the ball bouncing his method.
“This objective is just like the one in opposition to Getafe, however you need to be there,” Ancelotti stated about his new star’s objective in opposition to Berlin. “He’s smarter than others when attacking from the second line. He has this high quality and he’s benefiting from it.”
Madrid tops the Spanish league with a two-point lead over Barcelona and Girona. Athletic Bilbao is fourth at 5 factors adrift.
Atletico is already eight factors again in seventh place and is cautious of high rivals from opening up a lead that may be exhausting to shut.
Diego Simeone’s crew was flying excessive after dealing Rayo Vallecano a 7-0 defeat on the street final month. However since getting back from the worldwide break, Atletico has slumped to a 3-0 loss at Valencia and drew 1-1 at Lazio in its Champions League opener after the opposing goalkeeper equalized with a stoppage-time header.
Atletico is hoping ahead Memphis Depay and midfielder Koke Resurrección shall be again from damage in time for the sport. Pablo Barrios, its scorer in opposition to Lazio, is injured and can miss the sport on the Metropolitano Stadium.
Madrid will seemingly nonetheless be with out winger Vinícius Júnior, who’s recovering from a muscle damage. Defender Éder Militão and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois are out with long-term leg accidents.
HAPPY FELIX
Barcelona hosts Celta Vigo on Saturday with João Félix thriving after becoming a member of the membership from Atletico on the shut of the switch window.
The Portugal ahead has scored three targets in his first two appearances for Barcelona, together with a double to assist beat Antwerp 5-0 within the Champions League this week.
Félix stated that he needed to take a pay reduce to depart Atletico on mortgage, however that it was price it to discover a crew that matches his artistic taking part in model.
“If you’re having a foul time, you need to change the place you might be,” Félix advised Barcelona-based sports activities each day Mundo Deportivo. “I didn’t really feel good (at Atletico), I didn’t adapt to the concepts of the membership or the coach (Simeone), even when I at all times tried to play in addition to attainable.”
Celta has solely gained as soon as since Rafa Benítez took over as its coach this summer time.
Girona, the shock of the league up to now, hosts Mallorca on Saturday.
The small membership from north of Barcelona is undefeated due to 9 completely different gamers chipping in with targets, led by Cristhian Stuani and Yangel Herrera with two every.
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