Jude Bellingham’s Sterling Performance Gives Los Blancos Edge Over Napoli at Naples

Jude Bellingham’s Sterling Performance Gives Los Blancos Edge Over Napoli at Naples

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By Olopade Sakiru 

The 20 year old England star, Jude Bellingham was instrumental in the 3-2 defeat of Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the second game of the champions league.

Bellingham, through a solo effort in the 34th minute registered the second goal for Real Madrid, having , earlier in the 27th minute made a great interception off Di Lorenzo to put through Vinicius Jr to cancel Napoli’s goal.

The game lived up to its billing as both teams displayed titillating football that kept spectators at the edge of their seats for the better part of the encounter.

It was Napoli that drew the first blood in the 19th minute with Leo Ostigard capitalising on Kepa’s poor clearance.

However, Real Madrid was not rattled but rather turned the heat on Napoli with dangerous incursions into the vital area, until in the 27th minute when the Brazilian star , Vinicius Jr restored parity, scoring from a tight angle.

Real Madrid, with Jude Bellingham making solo run into the Napoli’s goal to register the second goal before the break.

Just after restart, Piotr zielinksi equalised for Napoli via a resultant penalty, after Victor Osimhen low cross hit Nacho Fernandez’s arm.

The goal that broke the camel’s back was registered in the 78th minute when Fede Vaverde’s long range strike hit the cross bar , reflected off goalkeeper Alex Meret’s back and the ball rested at the back of the net for the third goal that sealed victory for Real Madrid.

 

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