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Jude Bellingham put Real Madrid ahead of Osasuna with a stunning lob to start the season and eventually end his goal drought. After replacing the injured Eder Militao, replacement defender Marco Asencio picked up the ball deep and found a fantastic lofted ball over the defense for Bellingham to latch onto as Real Madrid led Osasuna 1-0. The Englishman finally broke his duck for the 2024–25 season when the ball bounced once and he threw it past Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera without touching it.
JUDE BELLINGHAM WHAT A FINISH! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/27hniTjWKV
— TC (@totalcristiano) November 9, 2024
Jude Bellingham had not scored in Real Madrid's first 12 games this season, despite playing with his usual poise and skill on the ball. However, he set up three goals before the match against Osasuna.
His performance was always going to decline a little after he scored 23 goals in his first season with the Spanish powerhouses, especially since Kylian Mbappe was acquired from Paris Saint-Germain during the summer transfer window. Despite being compelled to play his more appropriate deeper playmaking role, Bellingham would still have been thinking about goals, or the absence of them, the longer he went without one.
Real Madrid claim convincing win over Osasuna in La Liga
A hat-trick from Vinicius Jr. would eventually give Real Madrid a 4-0 lead, briefly cutting Barcelona's advantage at the summit of La Liga to just six points, albeit the Catalans will have an extra day to get ready for their matchup with Real Sociedad. The title race might go down to the wire this season in La Liga.
Two important players, Eder Militao and Rodrygo, were taken out of the game early during the La Liga match against Osasuna. First to go down, Rodrygo hobbled from the field while clutching his severely bound thigh. Five minutes afterward, Militao trailed behind him and before being carried out on a stretcher, the center-back appeared to damage his right knee and was yelling in agony. Last year, during the season's first game, the Brazilian split his left ACL.