Real Madrid: Bellingham calls on Vinícius and Rodrygo to raise their level.
On the eve of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético Madrid, Jude Bellingham urged several Real Madrid senior players to raise their level to compensate for Kylian Mbappé’s absence, due to injury.
The Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has called on several squad veterans to take on more responsibilities in Kylian Mbappé’s absence. Present at a press conference on the eve of the Spanish Super Cup against Atlético Madrid on Thursday evening, the English international acknowledged the French forward’s major impact, ruled out of the Saudi Arabia match due to a knee injury.
That said, Bellingham believes Real has the resources to compensate for the lack of goals. According to him, players like Vinícius Junior, Rodrygo, Gonzalo García and himself must raise their level of play and take on the offensive responsibilities. It’s up to players like me, Vini, Rodrygo and Gonzalo to step up in the absence of Kylian’s immense influence, Bellingham said, cited by Madrid Xtra. We must do it not only through goals, but also through our overall contribution to the game. If we can pull it off, chances will come naturally for everyone.
With 29 goals and 3 assists in 24 matches across all competitions, Kylian Mbappé has established himself as one of Real Madrid’s strongest players since the start of the season. As a reminder, Real Madrid face Atlético tonight from 8 PM (GMT+1) at King Abdullah Stadium. The winner of this Madrid derby will meet in the final Barça, the tormentor of Athletic Bilbao (5-0) in the other semi-final of this Spanish Super Cup taking place in Saudi Arabia.
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