WATCH: Jude Bellingham heads a water bottle thrown towards him by Atletico fans

In the latest UEFA Champions League fixture, Real Madrid's star footballer, Jude Bellingham, tried to head a bottle thrown at him while celebrating with his team.

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Bellingham heads water bottle

English football star Jude Bellingham gave an astonishing reply in response to an unfortunate incident during Real Madrid’s Champions League celebrations against Atletico, where a bottle was thrown at him. 

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The atmosphere was vibrant as the Galacticos celebrated their edge-of-the-seat thriller, having triumphed in a tense penalty shootout against their cross-city rivals. Carlo Ancelotti’s team secured a 4-2 win on penalties after an evenly matched two-legged derby that concluded with a 2-2 draw on aggregate.

Also Watch: Real Madrid players mimic Antonio Rudiger's trademark run while celebrating their victory over Atletico Madrid

Jude Bellingham heads a plastic bottles thrown towards him 

The captain of the Galacticos for the fixture, Jude Bellingham, demonstrated his leadership by shouldering the responsibility to take the spot kick in the shoot-out ahead of striker Vinicius Junior, who skied the ball from the same spot in regulation time in the 70th minute. Bellingham found the back of the net to keep Madrid ahead in the shootout.

The Galacticos secured victory, with Rudiger converting his penalty in the shootout. The team was immersed in celebrations after their victory. The entire team mimicked Rudiger's trademark run. As the away side celebrated their victory, the home crowd rained objects onto the pitch, mostly water bottles. Bellingham leapt in the air and tried to head one of the bottles thrown his way while he celebrated with his entire team and management near one of the goalposts.

Reigning Laliga champions Real Madrid is in pursuit of defending their continental crown as they seek European glory for a record 16th time. The Galacticos will square off against Premier League club Arsenal in the quarter-finals after the international break.

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