ESPN.com · Oct 23, 2024
Will it all finally click for Mbappé, Real Madrid in Clásico?
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It was half-time during Real Madrid's first LaLiga game of the season vs. Real Mallorca, and midfielder Jude Bellingham had some feedback for forwards Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo Goes: "You three, finish the attacks!"
As the four players waited in the Mallorca tunnel to head back on the pitch, Bellingham's analysis -- picked up by a broadcaster's microphone -- couldn't have been more candid. Yes, Madrid were leading 1-0, but they needed to be more clinical. "Because the run back..." Bellingham continued, smiling ruefully at the thought of having to put in more of a shift after an already exhausting first half, before swearing loudly.