Jude Bellingham has already overtaken David Beckham and Michael Owen’s mixed scoring efforts in LaLiga.
The midfielder netted his twelfth aim of the season for Actual Madrid of their 3-2 win in opposition to Leganes on Saturday.
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With Madrid trailing firstly of the second half, Bellingham was available to internet from shut vary for the league title hopefuls.
He now has 27 LaLiga objectives in 51 outings since signing from Borussia Dortmund in the summertime of 2023.
And it is a tally that has surpassed two of his compatriots and former Madrid stars Beckham and Owen.
The pair netted 26 objectives between them throughout 152 appearances.
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Beckham joined from Manchester United in 2003 and spent 4 years within the Spanish capital, profitable the LaLiga title in his final season.
Owen signed in 2004 from Liverpool however has simply the one marketing campaign on the Bernabeu earlier than returning to England with Newcastle.
While the duo made a collective 204 appearances with England, Bellingham has overtaken their LaLiga aim tally in 101 much less matches.
The 21-year-old may not match the 36 objectives and assists he hit final season, however he has nonetheless loved a fruitful marketing campaign.
Bellingham is on 12 objectives and 11 assists in all competitions, with Saturday’s match his thirty ninth look.
Madrid took the lead by a Kylian Mbappe penalty on 32 minutes just for Leganes to equalise moments later by way of Diego Garcia.
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The guests then netted 4 minutes earlier than the break because of Dani Raba just for Bellingham to make it stage once more.
Mbappe restored the lead for Madrid in direction of the latter phases of the second half and ensured they received all three factors.
Victory has sustained their LaLiga title problem as they’re now stage on 63 factors with Barcelona.
Nonetheless, league leaders Barca have a sport in hand and can due to this fact open the hole as soon as once more in the event that they beat Girona on Sunday.
However for Actual, they are going to be hoping to maintain up their momentum forward of their Champions League showdown with Arsenal subsequent month.
Los Blancos haven by no means crushed the Gunners in an official match – having been knocked out of the European Cup by them within the 2005/06 season.