Bellingham admitted there was a touch of good fortune about his goal on the night.
Jude Bellingham made his Real Madrid debut in La Liga. Los Blancos started the campaign with a win against Athletic Bilbao. He had an impressive debut in Whites.
The England international made the summer move from Borussia Dortmund. Real Madrid highlighted the midfield star as their No.1 transfer target ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.
Brazilian star Rodrygo Goes scored an early breakthrough goal before Bellingham’s bouncing strike doubled the visitors advantage before the interval.
Despite his man-of-the-match display, the former Bundesliga star admitted there was a touch of good fortune about his goal on the night.
“It’s a very special night. The most important thing is to win and I’m getting along great with my new teammates”, as per reports from Marca.
“We dominated, created chances, but in the second half we had to fight more, but we played on the counterattack and were able to score more goals.
“I had the chance to score. I didn’t hook it quite right, but it went in. I was a bit lucky… But it worked!”
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