Jude Bellingham scored and set up another as Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-2 in the Champions League group stages on Tuesday.
The Madrid midfielder intercepted a pass from Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo before setting up Vinicius Junior for an equaliser at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium after Leo Ositgard put Napoli ahead.
The England international then slalomed through Napoli’s defence from around midfield to score his eighth goal in nine appearances since signing for Real Madrid in the summer.
“What surprises me is that he’s only 20 years old,” said Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti. “He has extraordinary qualities and he’s showing how much talent he has.”
Napoli midfielder Piotr Zielinski scored a controversial penalty after the break to make it 2-2. There was a long VAR review following a sliding tackle by Nacho on Victor Osimhen, as the ball appeared to first hit the defender’s shin and then his arm.
But Real, the 14-time winners of the competition, claimed victory after a powerful deflected strike from Federico Valverde hit the crossbar and rebounded in off Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret in the 78th minute.
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