Jude Bellingham calmly scored a penalty for Real Madrid against Getafe – and everyone is saying the same thing.
Bellingham, 21, stepped up to open the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu as Madrid looked to get back to winning ways.
The England international took a deep breath before quickly lunging towards the ball he then momentarily slowed before hopping in a similar way Arsenal’s Jorginho takes his spot kicks.
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Getafe’s ‘keeper, David Soria, could not hold his stance and began moving towards his right before Bellingham cooly passed the ball to the vacant left-hand side of the net with the Getafe shot stopper already on the ground.
During his celebration, he pointed two fingers towards the away side’s ‘keeper appearing to gesture ‘I was watching you’.
However, fans could not help but compare Bellingham’s penalty to Kylian Mbappé’s effort, which was saved by Caoimhín Kelleher during Madrid’s 2-0 Champions League loss against Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.
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On that occasion, Mbappe shaped up similarly to what Bellingham did, but his execution was poor, shooting the ball at a ‘savable’ height to the delight of Kelleher and the dismay of the France international and his teammates.
One fan said: “Where was he against Liverpool, though? Giving it the big one against small teams.”
Another added: “To do this when your team is looking for the lead and taking the responsibility from Mbappé after his drop in confidence is almost unfathomable.”
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A third explained: “Couldn’t do this on Wednesday.”
A fourth commented: “Jude Bellingham should be our main penalty taker whenever Vini is out. He’s mature and composed on the spot, ice-cold with penalties. Keep Mbappé away."
With a fifth saying: “Mbappé watch and learn how it's done.”
Almost fittingly, Mbappe got on the scoresheet to put Real 2-0 up on the 38-minute mark.
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The former PSG man received the ball midway into the opposition’s half before curling an effort past Getafe's Soria.
But when he may have thought his fortunes were improving, he made another huge error.
During the second half, the forward bolted away from the visitors’ defenders and rounded the goalkeeper but surprisingly missed an open goal, albeit the angle was against him.
The match finished 2-0 to Madrid, with the win seeing them go within a point of La Liga leaders Barcelona, who have played a game more than Los Blancos.
Topics: Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe, La Liga, Football, Liverpool
Luke Davies