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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24
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posi
on 29/10/2023, 03:41:01 UTC
Jude Bellingham was an advantage for Real Madrid in this match. While Real Madrid was about to lose this important match against Barcelona with a 1-0 result, Jude Bellingham changed everything. I think he has done everything he needed to do and even more. I think Ancelotti can even use Jude Bellingham as a striker if he can score goals like this for his team.
When Gundogan scored for Barcelona, it was still in minute 6'. The match was very far from the end, so you can't say Real Madrid was about to lose. But it is true that Bellingham became a special player for Real Madrid. He made a difference on the match, scoring 2 goals to change the situation. When people think Barcelona seems to have a bigger chance to get points, Bellingham turned the situation around for the winning of Real Madrid. I'm not really surprised with this, I know Bellingham in his best form now. He almost scored goals in any match and become a productive player in Real Madrid. I can't imagine if Real Madrid has no player like Bellingham in their squad, they probably get difficulty to score during this season.
Barcelona went ahead  by scoring in just 6 minutes. And the team performed well i n the first half. They resisted all of Madrid's attacks, while the attacking players performed  well. But if Lewandowski and raphinha were in the starting XI,  Barcelona could have dominated the match. Real Madrid made a brilliant comeback in the second half with the help of Bellingham. Bellingham's presence was noticeable throughout  the match.  Bellingham equalized  in the 68th minute and scored the  second goal after 90th minute to give Madrid the win. The win was much needed by real madrid to keep hold of the top spot in  the table. Bellingham's excellent performances have helped Madrid continue their consistent run of good performances.
It cannot be denied that Bellingham's performance helped Real Madrid win, but if we look at the course of the match, I think the other Real Madrid players have very high enthusiasm and effort in pursuing victory. They didn't give Barcelona much space to build attacks and this tight marking strategy looks quite effective. 2 players who I think also deserve appreciation are Dani Carvajal and Eduardo Camavinga.

Real Madrid is a strong team. I know  there is no shortage of talented players in the team. And Madrid's defense is also very strong. Madrid's main weakness is their attack. Vinicius  and Rodrygo are not able to perform well. Vinicius has only 2 goals and 1 assist in 8 games this season. On the other hand, rodrygo scored only 1 goal and 1 assist in 11 matches. Even after such a bad  performance, coach Ancelotti is relying on these two strikers. Madrid's performance is so stable only  because of Bellingham's excellent performance. He managed to score 10 goals and 2 assists in 10 matches. Madrid would not have won if Bellingham had not performed well against Barcelona. Madrid are becoming overly dependent on Bellingham's performance.