Jude Bellingham hailed Kylian Mbappe as the ideal team-mate after the Frenchman began his Real Madrid career with a goal in their UEFA Super Cup victory over Atalanta. (More Football News)
Mbappe hammered his finish into th💞e top-right corner to give Madrid daylight after 68 minutes at the Stadion Narodowy, having beꦬen picked out near the penalty spot by Bellingham.
That strike made the former Paris Saint-Germain star the first Madrid player to net on his debut since Bellingh♍am made an immediate impact last August, scoring in their open🎀ing match in LaLiga against Athletic Bilbao.
Asked whether Mbappe's debut goal was written in the stars by TNT Sports, Bellingham said:𒁏 "I think so, he's just one of those playersꦦ, isn't he?
"He's brilliant, he's so sharp and he has so much technical quality.🎐 He's a great team-mate as wel🐼l.
"He doesn't just rely on the quality he has, he work🍬s like a dog as well. Full credit to him and he deserves it tonight."
Many had queried how Carlo Ancelotti would field Mbappe, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo in the same lineup, but the quartet combined to greꦍat ef💛fect in the second half.
Playing in a slightly deeper position than that he occupied in his first campaign in Spain, Bellingham enjoyed the most touches (7༒5) and created the most chances (three) of any Madrid player.
He has n🐼ow registered an assist on all three of his final appearances for Madrid, also laying on goals in last season's Champions League and Supercopa de Espana showpiece games.
Asked how he found playing alon🍌gside Mbappe, Vinicius and Rodrygo, Bellingham said: "We've got a new-look team, I think in the first half we were still adjusting but in the s꧑econd half it all came together.
"I thought we were brill♚iant. It was really nice. It's going to be a long year for us if we do well in everything, which is want we want to do. So we've got to enjoy nights likeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ tonight.
"It's al💞l ꦦabout being patient, we're going to suffer at times but we've just got to find our rhythms and play with a smile, enjoy it.
"I think we just need to get a feel for our positions. I can go higher 𒉰when I need to, and I can come back and help in the build-up as well.
"Whatever the coach want💙s from me, I'll do it. I don't know if I'm always going to score or make goals but hopefully I'll always be involved in helping the team win."
