MADRID.- Jude Bellingham He continued his love affair with the goal on Saturday with an exquisite play, which sent the ball into the nets in the tie of the Real Madrid 1-1 with him Betis in the Spanish league.
The young English midfielder combined on a wall with Brahim Diazwhich he then controlled with his chest upon entering the area before finishing with a low cross shot in the 53rd minute.
The reaction of the hosts was immediate, when Aitor Ruibal He equalized in the 66th with a superb shot from outside the area that went into the goal.
He Real Madrid They put together their tenth day without defeats (seven wins and three draws) to provisionally remain at the top of the championship with 39 points.
listens to him Girona (38) will seek to regain the lead alone with a victory on Sunday visiting the field of the Barcelonathird in the table with 34.
“It is an important point against a good team like Betis“said the merengue defender David Alaba. “We are a little sad for not being able to win, sad after this draw, but we are going to continue how we are playing.”
A valuable point:
He Betis They were in seventh position with 26 points after this match.
“In the end, scoring against one of the best teams is always positive,” he said. Ruibal after the conclusion of the match.
Bellingham’s great campaign now has him with 16 goals on the season, 12 of them in the League to be the scoring leader; The rest of his goals have come in the group stage of the Champions League.
Madrid had indigestion breaking zero on the stadium field Benito Villamarindespite having controlled the duel against the Betis during the first half.
Upon returning from the break, Bellingham did not let the ball go near a wing and that was when he gave it to Díaz, who chipped the ball upon his arrival in the area so that he could show off his class with his chest control and right-footed shot into the nets.
The Bellingham moment:
With this target, Bellingham celebrated the award of Golden Boy 2023 which he received a few days ago in Turin.
Ruibal scored his third goal of the course after daring to take a distant cross shot, which the goalkeeper Andriy Lunin He couldn’t deflect despite a spectacular throw.
In the final minutes, Isco Alarcon He was close to giving the Betis the victory after making a header that crashed into the post.
Source: AP
