England midfielder Jude Bellingham scored on his competitive Real Madrid debut as they began their La Liga season with victory at Athletic Bilbao.
The 20-year-old, who joined the Spanish giants for £88.5m from Borussia Dortmund this summer, got Real’s second when he volleyed in from close range.
He is the first English player to score in a competitive game for Real since David Beckham in 2007.
Rodrygo had opened the scoring with a near-post finish at San Mames.
In an impressive performance, Bellingham caught the eye early in the second half with a run from deep inside his own half, skipping between two Athletic players before racing to the edge of their box.
Bellingham played in all four of Real’s pre-season friendlies, scoring in a 2-0 win over Manchester United in Texas.
Former England and Manchester United midfielder Beckham also scored on his league debut for Real in 2003.
Real were runners-up in La Liga last season, finishing 10 points behind Barcelona.
“Bellingham is a fantastic kid, he displays quality, personality, he is a hard worker. He is just fantastic,” manager Carlo Ancelotti told Movistar Plus.
“He is very motivated to be here, he is a fantastic player and a very, very important signing.
“We were on fire and motivated, we had a very good collective commitment, attitude, won many challenges, worked together defensively, a clean sheet was positive… it was a complete game, a very high level first half and a second half of total control.”
Line-ups
Ath Bilbao
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Simón
- 18De Marcos
- 3VivianBooked at 67mins
- 4Paredes
- 15LekueSubstituted forGarcía de Albénizat 71′minutes
- 16Ruíz de Galarreta
- 6VesgaSubstituted forHerreraat 64′minutes
- 11Nico WilliamsSubstituted forBerenguerat 45′minutes
- 30GómezSubstituted forSancetat 45′minutes
- 10MuniainBooked at 4minsSubstituted forGuruzetaat 45′minutes
- 9WilliamsBooked at 87mins
Substitutes
- 7Berenguer
- 8Sancet
- 12Guruzeta
- 13Agirrezabala
- 19García de Albéniz
- 20Villalibre
- 21Herrera
- 22García
- 23Nolaskoain
- 24Martón
- 29Ares Djaló
- 33Prados
Real Madrid
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 13Lunin
- 2Carvajal Ramos
- 3MilitãoSubstituted forRüdigerat 50′minutes
- 4AlabaBooked at 76mins
- 20García Torres
- 18Tchouaméni
- 15Valverde
- 12CamavingaSubstituted forKroosat 71′minutes
- 5Bellingham
- 7Vinícius JúniorSubstituted forModricat 80′minutes
- 11RodrygoSubstituted forJoseluat 80′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Nacho
- 8Kroos
- 10Modric
- 14Joselu
- 16Odriozola
- 17Vázquez
- 21Díaz
- 22Rüdiger
- 30González
- 31Cañizares
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
- Attendance:
- 48,927
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2.
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Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Real Madrid 2.
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Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
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Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ander Herrera (Athletic Club).
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Attempt missed. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Fran García (Real Madrid).
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Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jude Bellingham.
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Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
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Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
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Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joselu.
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Substitution, Real Madrid. Luka Modric replaces Vinícius Júnior.
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Substitution, Real Madrid. Joselu replaces Rodrygo.
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Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
