As Real Madrid continued their pursuit of a historic trophy haul, Jude Bellingham once again wowed the crowd with his performance.
As the Spanish giants advanced to the final of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night, the midfielder was able to get his name on the scoresheet.
Following a tense match at the Santiago Bernabeu, which ended in a 4-4 draw, Real Sociedad was defeated by Real Sociedad by a score of 5-4 after an extra-time goal scored by Antonio Rudiger.
Atletico Madrid or Barcelona will be Real Madrid’s opponents in the championship match, which will take place on April 26.
All the same, it was Bellingham’s performance that drew comparisons to Zinedine Zidane, and it was this that caught everyone’s attention.
Because of his exceptional passing and dribbling skills, the England star was able to dominate the midfield position in the Spanish capital.
During the course of the game, Bellingham was able to complete four crucial passes and achieve an accuracy rate of 85 percent on those passes.
In addition to that, he was successful in seven free kicks, had 83 touches, and shot three times on target.
In the meantime, the 21-year-old player’s goal in the 82nd minute brings his total number of goal contributions for Real Madrid to sixty. He has only played for the club 83 times.
Bellingham has scored 36 goals and provided 24 assists since signing with Borussia Dortmund in 2023. He has also provided 24 assists.
Additionally, he has been frequently compared to the legendary Zidane of the club, who was also a player who wore the number five shirt.
The Frenchman made 227 appearances for Real Madrid between the years 2001 and 2005, during which time he scored 49 goals from the midfield position.
In addition, he was the recipient of six trophies during that time period, including the Champions League and La Liga.
Immediately following his performance against Sociedad, Bellingham was once again compared to the player who had won the Ballon d’Or.
One of the fans responded to the news on social media by writing, “Jude Bellinghan, even Zidane wasn’t at this level.”
In the modern era of football, Jude Bellingham is the player who comes the closest to resembling Zinedine Zidane, according to another individual. It is incomprehensible.”
While this is going on, Zidane himself has been known to heap praise on Bellingham after being impressed by his abilities.
During a conversation that took place in February of the previous year, the former manager of Los Blancos expressed his own reaction to the Englishman’s remarkable debut campaign.
The explanation that Zidane provided was as follows: “You would not have imagined what he was going to do, but he has surpassed all expectations with his statistics and what he is doing so far.”
“Especially at his age, because we must not forget that he’s only 20-years-old.”
Bellingham is currently aiming for a feat that even Zidane was unable to accomplish while playing for Real Madrid.
Even though they have made it to the Copa del Rey final, the team coached by Carlo Ancelotti still has a chance to win their first-ever treble this season.
Although they have nine matches left to play, they are only three points behind the leaders of the league, which is Barcelona.
It is scheduled that the bitter rivals will face off in the season’s final El Clasico match, which will take place in Barcelona on May 11.
In the meantime, Real Madrid will be competing against Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this month.
Ancelotti is attempting to extend the record for the number of European titles won by the 15-time champions, following their most recent success from the previous season.
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